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Really cute enough to read......

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                                                                                                                      THE BACK NINE...

I FIRST STARTED READING THIS E-MAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS E-MAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. 

READ SLOWLY!

AND THEN IT IS WINTER

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.

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?

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.

But, here it is... my friends are retired
and getting grey...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.

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!

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.

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!

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!!

"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 2016!

LASTLY, To my "OLD" friends, CONSIDER THIS:

~Your kids are becoming you......
but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Going out is good...
Coming home is better!

~You forget names.... But it's OK
because some people forgot
they even knew you!!!

~You realize you're never
going to be really good at
anything like golf.

~The things you used to care to do,
you aren't as interested in anymore,
but you really don't care
that you aren't as interested.

~You sleep better on a lounge
chair with the TV 'ON' than in
bed. It's called "pre-sleep".

~You miss the days when
everything worked with just
an "ON" and "OFF" switch...

~You tend to use more
4 letter words ...
"what?"..."when?"... ???

~You notice everything they
sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!

~What used to be freckles
are now liver spots.

~Everybody whispers.

~You have 3 sizes of clothes
in your closet.... 2 of which
you will never wear.

~~But Old is good in some
things: Old Songs, Old movies,
and best of all,OLD FRIENDS!!

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.

TODAY IS THE OLDEST
YOU'VE EVER BEEN;
YET THE YOUNGEST
YOU'LL EVER BE,
SO ENJOY THIS
DAY WHILE IT LASTS

 

"Do Not Regret Growing Older...

It is a Privilege Denied to Many."

 

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