AND THEN IT IS WINTER... This is good .... Gets more true every day > > AND THEN IT IS WINTER... > > THIS IS > > RIGHT ON THE NOSE. .......READ IT SLOWLY... > I DONT KNOW > > WHO WROTE IT, BUT I AM GUESSING IT WAS A SENIOR!!! > 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. > > > > > AND THEN IT IS WINTER > > You know. . . time has a way of moving > quickly and catching you unaware of the 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 wed > 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... its mandatory! Cause if I dont 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 > Im not sure how long it will last...this I know, that > when its over on this earth...its NOT over. A new > adventure will begin! > > Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadnt > done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many > things Im happy to have done. Its all in a lifetime. > > So, if youre 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! Dont 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 your > life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a > fantastic one. > LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY! > HAVE A GREAT DAY! > > REMEMBER:.... > It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of > gold and silver. > LIVE HAPPY IN THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR! > > LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: > TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOUVE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST > YOULL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS. > ~Your kids are becoming you....... > ~Going out is good.. Coming home is better! > ~You forget names.... But its OK because other people > forgot they even knew you!!! > ~You realize youre never going to be really good at > anything.... especially golf.. > ~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to > do, but you really do care that you dont care to do > them anymore. > ~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than > in bed. Its called pre-sleep. > ~You miss the days when everything worked with just an > ON and OFF switch.. > ~You tend to use more 4 letter words ... > what?...when?... what? . > ??? > ~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, its not > safe to wear it anywhere. > ~You notice everything they sell in stores is > sleeveless?!!! > ~What used to be freckles are now liver spots. > ~Everybody whispers. > ~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which > you will never wear. > ~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and > best of all, OLD FRIENDS!! > > Stay well, OLD FRIEND! Send this on to other > Old Friends! and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!! > > Its Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That > Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived. > >
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:42:06 +0000
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