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I have
a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy:
Seize The
Moment ...
Just
possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet.
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 folks 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.
I
cannot count the times I called my sister and said,
"How about going
to lunch in a half hour?"
She would gasp and stammer, "I can't."
CHECK
ONE:
"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".
Because
we cram so much into our lives, we live on a sparse diet of promises
that
we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect.
We'll go back and
visit the grandparents when we get Stevie 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.
It's
the life that you are living that is the most wonderful creation.
Make every
second count and live your life as a work of art.
Paint and sculpt your life
with care and become a
masterpiece of inspiration.
Now,
go on and seize the moment ...
Do something because you WANT TO ....
Not because it's on your SHOULD DO list.
~ Author Unknown
