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If I Had My Life To Live Over, Rose Smith November 8,
2000
I was so very much impressed with the following quotes from Erma
Bomback's book "If I Had My Life To Live Over" that I would like to
pass them on to you, because they apply to everyone of us.
- "I would have talked less and listened more."
- "I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet
was stained and the sofa -
- "I would have eaten popcorn in the 'good' living room and
worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to build
a fire in the fire place."
- "I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth."
- "I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my
hair had just been teased and sprayed."
- "I would have burned pink candles sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage."
- "I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass-stains."
- "I would have cried and laughed less while watching T.V. and more about life."
- "I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into
a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day."
- "I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, on sale, or
guaranteed to last a lifetime."
- "Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I would have cherished every
moment, realizing that the wonderment growing inside of me was the only chance in life
to assist God in a miracle.
- "When my kid kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later, now go wash up
for dinner.' There would have been more I love you and more I'm sorry's; but mostly
given another chance at life, I would seize every moment and look at it and really see it,
live it and never give it back."
The book is titled "If I had My Life to Live Over Again by Erma Bombeck. You can see
more quotes from Erma at http://www.chesco.com/~artman/bombeck.html
Rose Smith ser100@webtv.net
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