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Subject: Wisdom
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	From:  "Jennifer Bowles" <jkbowles@hotmail.com>                           
03/27/2000 11:24 AM
	

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Subject: Wisdom


Disclaimer:  I do not like forwards.

Grandma sent this to me today and I thought it was good advice for "us
kids"... have a great day.

Love,

Jen

>
>Wisdom:
>
>We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have
>a
>baby, then another.  Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old
>enough
>and we'll be more content when they are.  After that, we're frustrated
>that
>we have teenagers to deal with.  We will certainly be happy when they are
>out of that stage.  We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when
>our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are
>able
>to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
>
>The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.  If not
>now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges.  It's best to
>admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.  One of my favorite
>quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza.  He said, "For a long time it had
>seemed
>to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some
>obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some
>unfinished
>business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid.  Then life would
>begin.  At last it dawned on me that these obstacles WERE my "life."
>
>This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
>Happiness is the way.  So, treasure every moment that you have and
>treasure
>it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to
>spend
>your time with...and remember that time waits for no one.
>
>So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
>until
>you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
>until
>your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until
>you
>get married, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a
>new
>car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until Spring, until
>Summe
>until Fall, until Winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or
>fifteenth,
>until your song comes on to decide that there is no better time than
>right
>now to be happy.  Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
>
>(author unknown)
>
>
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