READ THIS VERY SLOWLY ....IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.

How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?

How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched 'Jeopardy' on television?

I cannot count the times I called my sister and said , 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.

Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches.. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.

Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? 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? 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? Just call to say 'Hi'?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.

Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND including me if you consider me a friend. If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

To those I have sent this to... I cherish our friendship and appreciate all you do. We have some history together.

Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!'

Poems and Prayers

My Angel In Disguise

When everything seemed hopeless you helped to pull me through

And nobody will ever know how much I owe to you

My life was full of sadness and I needed setting free

I was searching for a saviour and you were there for me

The thought of everything you've been brings tears to my eyes

My strength, my truth, my wisdom, my Angel in disguise.

YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL

In all of the world there is nobody, nobody like you.
Since the beginning of time there has never been another person like you.
Nobody has your smile, your eyes, your hands, your hair.
Nobody owns your handwriting, your voice.
You're Special.
Nobody can paint brush strokes, nobody has your taste for food or music or dance or art.
Nobody in the universe sees things as you do.
In all time there has never been anyone who laughs exactly your way, and what makes you laugh or cry or think may have totally different response in another, So--You're Special.
You're different from any other person who has ever lived in the history of the universe.
You are the only one in the whole creation who has your particular set of abilities.
There is always someone who is better at one thing or another.
Every person is your superior in at least one way.
Nobody in the universe can reach the quality of the combination of your talents, your feelings.
Like a roomful of musical instruments some might excel in one way or another,
but nobody can match the symphonic sound when all are played together, Your Symphony.
Through all eternity no one will ever walk, talk, think or do exactly like you. You're Special.
You're rare and in all rarity there is enormous value.
You're Special, and it is no accident you are.
Please realize that God made you for a special purpose.
He has a job for you to do that nobody else can do as well as you can.
Out of the billions of applications only one is qualified.
Only one has the unique and right combination of what it takes and that one is you.
You're Special !!!

This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day.
You may not realize it but it's 100% true.

There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.
A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone even if they don't like you.
Every night someone thinks about you before they go to sleep.
You mean the world to someone.
You are special and unique.
Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
When you think the world has turned its back on you, take another look.
Always remember the compliments you received, forget about the rude remarks.

Always remember......

When life hands you lemons, ask for Tequila and salt and call me over!!
Good friends are like stars.....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

'Whenever God closes one door he always opens another, even though sometimes It's hell in the hallway

I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole truck load when I'm gone.

Happiness keeps you sweet, trials keep you strong, sorrows keep you human, failures keeps you humble,
Success keeps you glowing, but only god keeps you going

Worry looks around, sorry looks back, Faith looks up, an angel is sent to you.

Dedicated to Margo

So many songs are written of the little Isle of Green
But I'll dedicate this one to our famous Irish Queen
Sure people speak about her no matter where you go
To her fans she is the greatest and her name is Margo.

Margo she was born in lovely Donegal
And she longed to be a singer since she was very small
With a voice of an angel her tones so sweet and low
She brought happiness to millions we all love Margo

She sang songs of Shanagolden and the Hills Of Glenswilly
The Boys of Killybegs and the lovely Gradh Mo Chroi
These songs had so much meaning to us exiles far away
Like the Emigrants Letter and Deep Sheephaven Bay

For decades she entertained on both sides of the sea
We'd travel round the country our country girl to see
Although she was a singing star, she was a friend to one and all
She'll never be forgotten, that Girl from Donegal.

But poor health it came to her, it was time to take a rest
Her name is stamped in history for we knew she was the best
And Dear God I would like to ask of you, If you would be so kind
To bless our Country Singer with good health and peace of mind