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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 the fading night?
You better
slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Do you run through
each day
On the fly?
When you ask "How are you?"
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your
head?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't
last.
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
'Cause you never had time
To call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and
hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
WHAT I'VE
LEARNED
Somewhere between the procrastination and the homework and the incessant forewords and the
new friendships and the nasty commons food, and the calls home complaining about
roommates and boyfriends, and somewhere
between the phone calls to old friends, and the I miss you's and the I love you's and the I can't wait to see you again's,
and somewhere between all of the changing and growing, and somewhere between the classes and the skipping classes,
and
the studying for tests and the pretending to study for tests, and the downright not studying for tests......I forgot. I forgot
what it was like to be in high school, I forgot what it meant to cry, I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you
happy, and pretending to be smart
doesn't make you smart. I forgot that you can't just forget the past. I forgot that
you can't control falling in love and that you can't make yourself fall in love. I learned that I can love. I learned that
good food doesn't really seem great until you can't have it anymore and I learned that even I would grow to love Grilled cheese
and tomato soup. I noticed that I get along better with my mother now than I ever did before, and that wasn't because she
changed, but because I changed. I learned that going to college means making choices and that making choices can get you in
trouble. I learned that its okay to mess up, its okay to ask for help and that its okay to feel like crap. I learned that
sometimes the things that you want most, you just can't have. I learned that the greatest thing about college isn't the parties
or the drinking, or the boys, its the chances--taking the chances and then making the most of them. I learned that sometimes
the things we want to forget are the things which me most need to talk about. I learned that once you get to college, things
don't automatically get better, it's what you make of them. I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing
and that sending cards to your friends makes you feel better. I learned that home isn't necessarily where I went to high school,
but wherever I wanted it to be. I learned that my mom seemed to get a lot smarter once I started listening to her. I learned
that I miss my brother. I learned that high school was good for me and that the challenges in high school are nothing. Somewhere
along the line, I learned if you look for love you'll never find it. I learned that some people will do anything to try and
make you see their point. I learned that its really hard to explain yourself. I learned that its easy to have views, its easy
to have friends, but that its hard to stick up for both of them if everyone else disagrees, but I learned its worth it to
stick up for both of them in the long run. I learned that I don't have to be the center of attention to have fun, and I learned
that being the center of attention isn't always fun. I learned that laughter is the best medicine and that friends who make
you laugh are the best kind to have. I learned that there is a fine distinction between friendship and love and that friendship
is the more valuable of the two. I learned that sometimes its not always possible to agree and that sometimes its necessary
to compromise. I learned that everyone has a few problems in life, and that everyone laughs about them later. I learned that
kisses aren't contracts. I learned that I am my own person. I found out that I am just starting to find out about me. I learned
that its never too late to change. I learned that change is good sometimes. I learned that no matter what happens, they still
care about you. I learned that you should tell people how you feel about them.
I learned that sometimes I need to be
alone. I learned about life, I learned about love, I learned about me, I learned. I learned that some of the most valuable
lessons in life are the ones you can't teach in a classroom. I learned that no matter what I want to be, I will have to take
a class that I don't like in order to get there. I learned that there is so much that I have to learn. I learned that college
is different from everything I thought it would be. I learned that life isn't always about me. I learned that I should stick
up for myself. I learned that that is hard to do. I learned that people should like me for me, and that I should like me for
me. I learned that naps are good, and that when I get angry,I shouldn't take my frustrations out on someone else. I learned
that things change and people change and that its not always possible to stay in touch witheveryone.
I learned that
some people are your friends for life, even when you doubt it through fights, and being apart for what seems like forever,
they are still there. I learned that though you may doubt them, you always know in your heart that because you are friends
everything will be okay. I learned that friends make everything better and that I should thank all of my friends for being
there for me and helping me learn.
WHAT I LEARNED
I've learned that
you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in. I've learned that no matter
how much I care, some people are just assholes. I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion,
not proof, to destroy it. I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have
a big dick or huge tits. I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more fucked up than you think.
I've learned that you can keep puking long after you think you're finished. I've learned that we are responsible for what
we do, unless we are celebrities. I learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion
fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place. I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick
you when you're down will be the ones who do. I've learned that we don't have to ditch bad friends, because their dysfunction
makes us feel better about ourselves. I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon
and all the less important ones just never go away.
LIFE: BY ROSE
The first day of school
our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around
when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile
that lit up her entire being.
She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven
years old. Can I give
you a hug?" I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a
rich husband, get married, have a couple of children and then retire and travel." "No seriously," I asked.
I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college
education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate
milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop.
I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared
her wisdom and experience with me. Over
the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and
she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students.
She was living it up.
At the end of the
semester we invited Rose to speak at our
football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.
She was introduced
and stepped up to the podium. As she
began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the
floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said "I'm sorry. I'm so jittery.
I gave up beer for Lent, and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what
I know."
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not
stop playing because we are old; we
grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young.
* Being happy
* Achieving success
* Laughing and finding humor every day
* You've got to have a dream
When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people
walking around who are dead and don't even know it!"
"There is a huge difference
between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive
thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I
will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always
finding the opportunity in change." "Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but
rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets." She concluded her speech by
courageously singing "The Rose." She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the years end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died
peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in
tribute to the wonderful woman who
taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
Remember, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING
UP IS OPTIONAL
60 Things Are Happening Right Now While You Are Reading This Page
1. Somebody is very proud of you.
2. Somebody
is thinking of you.
3. Somebody is caring about you.
4. Somebody misses you.
5. Somebody wants to talk to
you.
6. Somebody wants to be with you.
7. Somebody hopes you aren't in trouble.
8. Somebody is thankful
for the support you have provided.
9. Somebody wants to hold your hand.
10. Somebody hopes everything turns out
all right.
11. Somebody wants you to be happy.
12. Somebody wants you to find him/her.
13. Somebody wants
to take away your pain.
14. Somebody wants to give you a gift.
15. Somebody thinks that you ARE a gift.
16.
Somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot.
17. Somebody wants to hug you.
18. Somebody loves you.
19.
Somebody admires your strength.
20. Somebody is thinking of you and smiling.
21. Somebody wants to be your shoulder
to cry on.
22. Somebody wants to go out with you and have a lot of fun.
23. Somebody thinks the world of you.
24. Somebody wants to protect you.
25. Somebody would do anything for you.
26. Somebody wants to be forgiven.
27. Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness.
28. Somebody wants to laugh with you.
29. Somebody remembers
you and wishes that you were there.
30. Somebody is praising God for you.
31. Somebody needs to know that your
love is unconditional.
32. Somebody values your advice.
33. Somebody wants to tell you how much they care.
34.
Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.
35. Somebody wants to hold you in their arms.
36. Somebody wants
YOU to hold them in your arms.
37. Somebody treasures your spirit.
38. Somebody wishes they could STOP time because
of you.
39. Somebody praises God for your friendship and love.
40. Somebody can't wait to see you.
41. Somebody
loves you for who you are.
42. Somebody loves the way you make them feel.
43. Somebody wants to be with you.
44. Somebody wants you to know they are there for you.
45. Somebody is glad that you're his/her friend.
46.
Somebody wants to be your friend.
47. Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you.
48. Somebody is alive because
of you.
49. Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her.
50. Somebody wants to get to know you better.
51.
Somebody wants to be near you.
52. Somebody misses your advice/guidance.
53. Somebody has faith in you.
54.
Somebody trusts you.
55. Somebody needs your support.
56. Somebody needs you to have faith in them.
57.
Somebody will cry when they read this.
58. Somebody needs you to let them be your friend.
59. Somebody hears a
song that reminds them of you.
60. Somebody needs you to send them this...
TO MY CHILD:
Just for this morning, I am going to smile
when I see
your face and laugh when I feel like crying.
Just for this morning, I will let you choose what
you
want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is.
Just for this morning, I am going to step over the
laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes
in the
sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug
the telephone
and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and
blow bubbles.
Just for this
afternoon, I will not yell once, not
even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck,
and I
will buy you one if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you
are going to be when you
grow up, or second guess every decision I
have made where you are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let
you help me bake
cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will
take us to McDonald's
and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold
you in my arms and
tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I
will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late
while we
sit on the porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for
hours, and miss
my favorite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my finger through
your hair as you pray, I will simply
be grateful that God has
given me the greatest gift ever given. I will think about the mothers and
fathers who are
searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms,
and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their
children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that
they can't handle it anymore.
And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little
longer.
It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask
him for nothing, except one more day.............
FOOD FOR THOUGHT -Written by George Carlin
(compliments of Teenie6797)
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers,
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more But have less; we buy more but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and
smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment,
more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly,
laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and
pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too
often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the
way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered Outer space but not inner
space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the
atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but
not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and
less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable
diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in stockrooms, when technology can bring this letter to
you and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or just hit delete. Remember to spend some time with your
loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in
awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, "I love you"
to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep
inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to
love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
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