posted on November 3, 2003 07:12:25 PM new
Several years ago someone wrote some clever lines about life that I know you guys are familiar with:
1. Love like you've never been hurt before
2. Work like you don't need the money
3. Dance like no one is watching
posted on November 3, 2003 07:53:06 PM new
stusi - I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but it is the rest of the poem...
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.
Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough
and we'll be more content when they are.
After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.
We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.
If not now........when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.....
"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin.
But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one...
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination!
Thought for the day:
"Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching."
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
posted on November 3, 2003 08:04:22 PM new
...and if that's not what you meant, but more clever sayings out there, this is one of my favorites...
Be Thankful...
For the mess to clean after a party, because that means that I have been surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because that means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing, because that means I have a home.
For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in the movies that whispers too loud, because it means that I can hear.
For the taxes that I pay, because that means that I am employed.
For a pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles and my feet that hurt at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
Happiness is a journey
Not a destination
Work like you don't need money.
Dance like no one is watching.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Sing like no one is listening
And live like it's heaven on earth.
