I'm hanging on! Life happens despite what you plan


*Me *
* Laura
* Born = 01/11/64
* Mom
* Graduate

*Current Wishes *

:: "Enough money to make life easy on my kids, if even just for a while"::

:: "Just one weekend...never mind, you know"::

:: "Time, time and more time"::

:: "A really great vacation for my whole family"::

:: "To finish school and make bunches of money before arthritis creeps into my hands and makes my life hell"

:: Nicole ::
:: Melissa ::
::Theresa::
:: Kathy ::
:: blogskins ::


Current Favorite Quotes and the Wise People that Said Them

:: "Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." - Brendan Gill::

:: "You're never too old to become younger." - Mae West

:: "Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home." - Phyllis Diller::

:: "D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but it's been worth it, ay, worth it a hundred times I say when I look round at my children." - W. Somerset Maugham, 'Of Human Bondage'::

:: "For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."- Judy Garland::



Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Someone emailed this to me. I thought it was great. I would like to think that I can aspire to live by it. Spiteful agitation is pointless. There are happier and healthier ways of living life and getting the things that you want out of it.

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Dear friends,

I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure.
I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them. I'm not "saving" anything. We use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom. I wear my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank. "Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary; if it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.
I'm not sure what others would've done had they known they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was. I'm guessing, I'll never know.
It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them.
I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.
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I don't believe in miracles. I rely on them.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.
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Mom out
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