Do it now!..........

This last couple of days have had me crying at the drop of a hat. It started with a simple question, "let's have an update on your life?" I answered "Everything is honky dory!" Well, it was. Until ..... I heard about the death of a young women that was my oldest son's first love. She was only 28 years old and was the mother of 2 small children. She had a troublesome life, and was finally happy and she just up and died.

I asked him how he was feeling and he said he was numb. I guess I can understand that. They were together for a few years and went through so pretty important things. The prom, the death of a beloved grandmother and the hospitalization for the young girls mental health. My son stood by her and brought her to a place where she got some self respect, something that was badly missing in her life. As young love happens, it fades away. They moved on and found others and married. Life goes on.

Life is so unpredictable. One day you are getting ready for your days events and then next minute, all things have changed. This past year I have seen a lot of lifes changes in my life. Most of them wonderfully great. Then a bump in the road, brings us back to our own mortality. So here is my advice. Use the good china for your family, don't save it for company. Get out old family photos and remember that time of your life. Go to the ocean and look at the horizon and see what a small speck we are and the greatness of God. Have a drink before dinner and enjoy the quiet. Take out your wedding dress and try it on and remember the joy you felt the day you wore it. Play an oldies radio station and listen to the words of songs from your teen years. Die you hair blonde and see if they really have more fun.

Take a day off work and do absolutely nothing, no running to stores or school meetings, just take a breather and read a book. Find an old friend and relive what made you friends in the first place. Treat your mother to lunch and a movie. Bring your spouse a gift, something unexpected, to thank them for loving you. Take a walk around your neighborhood and meet new people. Don't watch the evening news for a week, or read the newspaper. Do something for yourself, get your nails done or your hair cut. Take a romantic horse and buggy ride with your love.

Create a memory. One that will live on in your heart and mind. New cars, furniture and appliances break and get old. Clothes wear thin and jewelry lose their luster. But memories never ever go away. They actually get better as time goes on. When I was in the travel business that is what I did. I helped people create memories. I have had people come back and tell me they were so glad they took that trip because soon after the trip their companion died and all they would always have the memory of the trip and the joy they shared on it.

Do something now, that your have been thinking about. Don't wait one more minute.

by Carolee Kaufold © "may be reprinted with proper credit"