JOSHUA TIME 380

Sieze the Moment>>>>>>>>How true this statement is. You are very special to me!>>READ THIS VERY SLOWLY... IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.>>>>Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they>>haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it>>was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.>>>>I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed >>up>>dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then>>on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.>>>>How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't>>suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does >>the>>word "refrigeration" mean nothing to you?>>>>How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you>>watched 'Jeopardy' on television?>>>>I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, "How about going to>>lunch in a half hour?" She would gas up and stammer, "I can't. I have>>clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I >>had>>a late breakfast, It looks like rain." And my personal favorite: "It's>>Monday." .She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.>>>>Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our>>headaches.. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves >>when>>all the conditions are perfect!>>>>We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained.>>We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a>>second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.>>>>Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and>>the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, >>and>>all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan>>on," and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit.">>>>When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure >>and>>available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm>>for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're>>ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an >>elevator>>for a bungee cord.>>>>My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's>>just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula >>and>>eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and>>bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I>>would have died happy.>>>>Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to......not>>something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had >>only>>one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say?>>And why are you waiting?>>>>Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to>>you.>>>>Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the>>rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or>>gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on >>the>>fly? When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply?>>>>When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores>>running through your head? Ever told your child, "We'll do it tomorrow.">>And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good>>friendship die? Just call to say "Hi"?>>>>When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened>>gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the >>music>>before the song is over.>>>>>>It's National Friendship and FAMILY WEEK Show your friends how much you>>care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to>>you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.>>>>To those I have sent this to... I cherish>>