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I FIRST STARTED
READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD
SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT
EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND
THINK. READ SLOWLY!
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AND THEN IT IS
WINTER
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You know .....
time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing
years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and
embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons
ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all.
I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
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But, here it is...
the back nine of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get
here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?
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I remember well
seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older
people were years away from me and that I was only on the first hole and
the back nine was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully
what it would be like.
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But, here it
is...my friends are retired and getting gray...they move slower and I see
an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than
me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who
were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and
we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd
become.
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Each day now, I
find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking
a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my
own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!
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And so...now I
enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and
pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I
wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though I’m on
the back nine, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that
when it's over on this earth....it's over. A new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I
should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have
done. It's all in a lifetime.
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So, if you're not
on the back nine yet....let me remind you, that it will be here faster
than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your
life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by
quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether
you’re on the back nine or not!
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You have no
promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for
today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to
remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things
that you have done for them in all the years past!!
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"Life"
is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who
come after. Make it a fantastic one. LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO
SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY ! HAVE A GREAT DAY Remember "It is
health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
LIVE HAPPY IN
2015!
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LASTLY, CONSIDER
THIS:
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~Your kids are
becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect!
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~Going out is good..
Coming home is better!
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~You forget
names.... But it's OK because some people forgot they even knew you!!!
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~You realize
you're never going to be really good at anything like golf.
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~The things you
used to care to do, you aren't as interested in anymore, but you really
do care that you aren't as interested.
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~You sleep better
on a lounge chair with the TV 'ON' than in bed. It's called
"pre-sleep".
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~You miss the
days when everything worked with just an "ON" and
"OFF" switch..
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~You tend to use
more 4 letter words .... "what?"..."when?"... ???
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~You notice
everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
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~What used to be
freckles are now liver spots.
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~Everybody
whispers.
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~You have 3 sizes
of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear ..
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~~~But Old is
good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD
FRIENDS!!
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Stay well,
"OLD FRIEND!" Send this on to other "Old Friends!"
and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!! It's Not What You Gather, But What You
Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.
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TODAY IS THE
OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN; YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS
DAY WHILE IT LASTS.
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