Lots going on today. It’s the last day of school and then the kids are off for 19 days! I have tons of errands to do and the misses will be at the school going from room to room tending both boys party’s. Then the 3 days leading up to Christmas will begin and before you know it, it’ll be over.
One quick thing, a parent from the oldest guys class called yesterday to tell us that after Colonial Day our guy went up to each and every adult and shook their hand and thanked them for volunteering. He did this on his own and we had no idea, it’s so great to know that your children are so thoughtful. We’re really good parents!
Now onto the day, hopefully the World isn’t going to end with some big explosion or something but maybe the Mayans meant something entirely different. Maybe we’re all supposed to look at this as a time to think about who we are as a people and what’s really important to us.
So think on this,
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 always better things.
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.
Remember… spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember… 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.
Remember… give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Hope this makes everyone stop and take a breath and then maybe just maybe, the World WILL end as we know it and then a new happier, more meaningful beginning will come to us all.
God Bless,
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