Don't Forget to Live...

Matt sent this to me today and I love it, so I'm posting it!!!

First I was dying to finish high school and start college.
Then I was dying to finish college and start a career.
Then I was dying to get married and have children.
Then I was dying for my children to grow up, so I could go back to work.
Then I was dying to retire.
Now I am dying, and I suddenly realized, I forgot to LIVE!
Don't let this happen to you...
Appreciate your current situation & enjoy each day!
None of us are promised tomorrow, So LIVE why you still can!!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG:

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about that. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'

4. Enjoy the simple things. Spring blooms, hot baths, your children's laughter. They are all around you, just be willing to see them.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love . Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.


This has sparked an idea for me, so I'm going to add a new life lesson to my side bar each week, along with a new quote. They inspire me when I read them. Hope they will inspire you too!!! Please share your life lessons with me as well, I'd love to read what you've learned in the comments!