[Loved Erma =
Bombeck, and still miss her wit and wisdom]
If I had my life to =
live over . . .
**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 I 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.
**I would never =
have said when my kids kissed me impetuously, "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.
**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.
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.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"