Document Title:A Story To Live By
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A Story To Live By

        I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time  with my family and friends and less time at work. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure.

    I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them. I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as  losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amarillo blossom.  I  wear  my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can  shell  out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume  for special  parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the  bank.

     "Someday" and  "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth  seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I'm not  sure
what my family would've done had they known that they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might even have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out  for a Chinese dinner, or for what ever their favorite food was.

    I'm guessing, I'll never know.  It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't  tell  my friends and parents often enough how much I truly love them. I'm trying  very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add  laughter  and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell  myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly  is a gift from God.