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Lunch and then it was winter
I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED
THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND
THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING.
MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ SLOWLY!
And then it is winter
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married
and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like
eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them
all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How
did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?
I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that
those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far
off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower
and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape
than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember
who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show
and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought
we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for
the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause
if I don't on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the
aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that
I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter
has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's
over on this earth...its over. A new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should
have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's
all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here
faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your
life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly.
So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your
winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your
life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones
to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things
that you have done for them in all the years past!!!
"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live
I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED
THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND
THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING.
MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ SLOWLY!
And then it is winter
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married
and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like
eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them
all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How
did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?
I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that
those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far
off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower
and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape
than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember
who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show
and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought
we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for
the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause
if I don't on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the
aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that
I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter
has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's
over on this earth...its over. A new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should
have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's
all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here
faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your
life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly.
So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your
winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your
life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones
to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things
that you have done for them in all the years past!!!
"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live
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