- Smile
at a stranger
- Drop a
coin where a child can find it
- Learn
something new and teach it to someone
- Tell
someone you love them more
. . .
This year: Only read books you enjoy. Play with
simple things. more
. .
To
realize the value of a sister or brother, ask someone who doesn't have
one. To realize the value of ten years, ask a newly . . .
more
. . .
6 x 6
Stress Reducers
-
Pray
-
Go to
bed on time.
-
Get up
on time so you can start the day unrushed.
-
Say No
to more
. . .
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 more
. . .
Have
you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into more
. . .
I am
thankful, FOR the
teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching T.V., because that
means he is at home and not
more
. . .
We
tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them
worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really like for them
to know about hand-me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover
meatloaf sandwiches. I really would. more
. . .
If I
had my life to live over, 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. more
. . .
More
of "Smell the Roses"
Doesn't
it feel good? Falling
in love. Laughing
so hard your face hurts. A hot shower. No lines more
. . .
A young
and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids
darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he
saw something. As his car more
. . .
You
could hardly see for all the snow, So you spread the rabbit ears as far
as they’d go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, “Good night David, Good
night Chet” more
. . .
Remember
lying on your back on the grass with your friends and saying things
like "That cloud looks like a..." more
. . .
And
more of
"Smell the Roses"
Mid-Life
means that the upper arms disappear. Instead, people turn into flying
squirrels. more
. . .
The
older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet
solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the
unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few
hours more
. . .
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