To
get something you never had, you have to do something you never did".
When God
takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your
hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence..... 'The
will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'
Dear
Friend,
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; I use my 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 family 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, tell myself that it is special.. Every day, every minute, every
breath truly is a gift from God.
If you received this, it is because someone cares for you. If you're too busy to
take the few minutes that it takes right now to forward this, would it be the
first time you didn't do the little thing that would make a difference in your
relationships? I can tell you it certainly won't be the last. Take a few minutes
to send this to a few people you care about, just to let them know that you're
thinking of them.
"People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't
need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there."
I don't believe in Miracles. I rely on them.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well
dance.
Newser)
Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor
whose "last lecture" became an
international phenomenon, succumbed in his
long battle with cancer today, the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette reports. Pausch, 47, was a noted
computer scientist before he was diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer, but it was his final,
inspirational address now read by more than 6
million people that made him famous.
Pausch
also created a book from the speech, which has
been translated into 30 languages. When he
gave the school's commencement address in May,
Pausch already had lived three months longer
than doctors had predicted, leading one friend
to say he was beating the Reaper. But we
don’t beat the Reaper by living longer,
Pausch said. We beat the Reaper by living
well.
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