Restrict passing this gem on to 5 women only???
Bombeck's words belong to everyone!
Please share with wives. - K -
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:16:39 EST
In honor of women's history month and in memory of Erma
Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer:
Here is an angel sent to watch over you ...
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Please pass this on to five women that you want watched
over.
If you don't know five women to send this to, one will
do just fine.
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
by Erma Bombeck
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the
carpet was stained and 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 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.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd
have cherished every moment realizing 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
sorrys"....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.