If I Had My Life To Live Over

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This piece was written by the late Erma Bombeck
after she found out she was dying from cancer.

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 have burned
the pink candle
sculpted like a rose
before it melted in storage.
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 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 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.

~By Erma Bombeck~

We live a day,
it may be our last,
but it maybe a new beginning?

Why do we not heed the wise?
Why do we hide - from love in all it's forms?
When our hearts run to many places to find contentment,
we do not see the one place it is meant to be.,
within U & me & God.

The creators in this world "FEEL":
they cry a lot, laugh hard,
And emotions are generators-motivators!
(just my thoughts on life today - Marilyn)

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