Will You Dance

[BirdbyBird]

> Will You Dance With Me?
> (This was forwarded to me by a friend......)
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> Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
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> I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.
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> How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?
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> How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched ' Jeopardy ' on television?
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> I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain.' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
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> Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
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> We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet... We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
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> Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'
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> When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips.. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthus- iasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord..
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> My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-Decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
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> Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to......not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
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> Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.
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> Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butter fly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask ' How are you?' Do you hear the reply?
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> When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi?
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> When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away..... Life is not a race Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
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> Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. >
> To those I have sent this to... I cherish our friendship and appreciate all you do.
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> 'Life may not be the party we hoped for.. but while we are here we might as well dance!

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[sharon]

Yup, I've seen this one before and having had experience with someone who passed before they were able to do what they had planned in this life I do what makes me happy.....and folks ask me why I ride a motorcycle! That's why! Also very seldom turn down chocolate! LOL!

[mitch5252]

My very best friend of 35 years died of a brain aneurysm on January 3. She was 52. Coroner said she never knew what hit her. (I can't even type this without tearing up...). So, yes - I'll dance (lots of toes will be sorry I said that!).

But I sitll have to pass on the chocolate - this extra weight is tough to carry around - DANG SOUTHERN FOOD!

[Bethers]

My best friend dying early is what got me rving. So, yep, I'll dance. And scoot, and travel, and go broke - and enjoy myself doing it all.

[bluepinecones]

A good reminder for all of us. Now off to do something FUN today.

[Sparkle]

My.friend.Gwen.who.I'll.be.working.with.at.the.North.Rim.fell.down.the.stairs.
and.had.to.be.airlifted.to.the.emergency.room.She.will.be.okay.but.her.speech.is.still.slurred.
Her.husband.thought.she.was.dead.so.he.has.done.a.complete.turn.around.of.how.he.treats.her.
I.hope.it.lasts!He.is.the.type.that.even.though.they.have.a.gorgeous.5er.won't.drive.it.anywhere.
Gwen.wanted.to.come.to.Port.Aransas.and.when.she.finally.came.to.in.her.hospital.bed.her.husband
was.crying.and.told.her.I.should.have.let.you.go.to.Port.A.

[carold]

Yep, don't put off til tomorrow -------carold

[retiredhappy]

I so much agree. Life is too short not to enjoy it.

[Cedar518]

My X used to say to me... "Life is NOT fun"....

Oh,... did I mention to you that he's my X?

[Sparkle]

Good.for.you.Cedar.(I.will.get.my.laptop-.fixed.tomorrow)

[islandmomma]

...dancing already ....

jan

[Paulette]

I can hear the music...and it is calling me to dance. Unfortunately, work keeps getting in the way! But yes, I wholeheartedly agree...Life is too short not to consciously make the most of each and every day.

[Birdie]

I retired early because my best friend said she had to work until she was 65 for insurance. So she retired first day of July and died the day after her 65th birthday. She saved and worked hard all of her life and only got to enjoy 25 days of her retirement. All the 401K money went to relatives.

My take on the final day: you never know when God is going to pull the lottery ticket that has your name on it. Yes you should work hard and smart, you should save some, but you can't take any of the left overs with you, and do you really want to give to your relatives what you wanted to play with.

Do you really want to miss out on a few years of doing something that you want to do, and that is in YOUR POWER to do? So anyone thinking about getting a trailer or little/medium/big RV stop thinking about doing it and start thinking about which one and when you are going to do it. It is never too early and it can be too late...Just do IT.

So I got my egg (Casita) early and got my toad (Toyota 4Runner) early, got a clean bill of health and then I said I am through working. Now I need to throw a bunch of needless stuff out so I can get on the road!!!! Speaking of which, I need to get to the garage and hit the boxes again.

Enjoyed the dance - til we meet again! Birdie

[Liz]

Yep, yep. I learned to dance fast after being diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in 2006....two years before I had planned to retire early. Went out on sick leave during treatment and announced my retirement right after being told I was cancer-free. Haven't looked back. Don't wait until you're too old or too sick.

[Getupngo]

I just called a girlfriend. Thanks!