Re: [EMET] Fw: Friends.......
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun Feb 6 04:17:50 2000
Linda,
Thankyou that was so moving and so true.
l hope you have had a wonderful weekend,pain free and happy.
Best Wishes and Thakyou,
Belle.
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Date: Sunday, 6 February 2000 15:33
Subject: Fwd: [EMET] Fw: Friends.......
>>From: Cheryl <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>Reply-To: Emetophobia Mailing List <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>Subject: [EMET] Fw: Friends.......
>>Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:02:50 -0700
>>
>> >> Subject: Fw: Friends.......
>>
>> IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
>> >> > > >>> > Note: Erma Bombeck needed an organ transplant, and even
>>though
>> >> > > >>> > she could have been moved to the head of the waiting
>> >> > > >>> > list, due to her prominence and wealth (like Mickey Mantle),
>>she
>> >> > > >>> > refused to do such, and subsequently, died from organ
>>failure.>
>> >>
>> >> > > >>> >
>> >> > > >> IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have talked less and listened more.> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have invited friends over to dinner even
>> >> > > >>> > if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living
>> >> > > >>> > room and worried much less about the dirt when
>> >> > > >>> > someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather
>> >> > > >>> > ramble about his youth.> >> > I would never have insisted
the
>> >car
>> >> > > >>>windows be
>> >> > > >>> > rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just
>> >> > > >>> > been teased and sprayed.> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a
>> >> > > >>> > rose before it melted in storage.> >
>> >> > > >>> > I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not
>> >> > > >>> > worried about grass stains. I would have cried and laughed
>>less >> > > >>>while
>> >> > > >>> > watching television-and more while watching life.
>> >> > > >>> > I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my
>> >> > > >>> husband.
>> >> > > >>> > I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead
>> >> > > >>> > of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if
>> >> > > >>> > weren't there for the day.
>> >> > > >>> > I would never have bought anything just because it was
>> >> > > >>> > practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a
>> >> > > > lifetime.
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >>> >
>> >> > > >>> > Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy,
>> >> > > >>> > I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the
>> >> > > >>> > wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in
>> >> > > >>> > life to assist God in a miracle.
>> >> > > >>> > When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never
>> >> > > >>> > have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
>> >> > > >>> > There would have been more "I love you's".. more
>> >> > > >>> > "I'm sorry's" but mostly, given another shot at life, I
>> >> > > >>> > would seize every minute...look at it and really see it ..
>>live
>> >> > > >>> > it...and never give it back.> >
>> >> > > >>> > Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about
>> >> > > >>> > who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.
>> >> > > >>> > Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have
>> >> > > >>> > with those who Do love us. Let's think about what God
>> >> > > >>> > HAS blessed us with.
>> >> > > >>> > And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves
>> >> > > >>> > mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually.
>> >> > > >>> > Life is too short to let it pass you by.
>> >> > > >>> > We only have one shot at this and then it's gone.
>> >> > > >>> > I hope you all have a blessed day.
>> >> > > >> In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer.
>>
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