Sunday Sayings 8/7/11

It's here! The 1st, ever  #SundaySayings. 


To join in on the fun this week, post to your website or blog, a saying/quote that INSPIRES you (facebook only friends, you can post in comments here below or on facebook).  Then tell us why these words inspire you.  Make sure to then share your post's link with others on your Twitter account by using the hashtag #SundaySayings
Then follow this hashtag so that you can check out what other people have shared.
Ya' never know, maybe you will find a new saying that you just love and inspires you.


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Be creative, and have fun  "INSPIRING" others!


#SundaySayings 8/7/11

If I Had My Life To Live Over

by Erma Bombeck

The following was written by the late Erma Bombeck 

after she found out she had a fatal disease.

          If I had my life to live over, 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 faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

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 the pink candle 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 television - and more while watching life.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

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, wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more "I love you's".. More "I'm sorrys" ...

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute... look at it and really see it ... live it...and never give it back.

© Erma Bombeck

This is my daily 'touchstone".  I have it posted on my refidgerator and I read it almost daily.  It INSPIRES me to live well and to live NOW.  And it reminds me of what IS IMPORTANCE in life and what to l"let go".  I went through my third pregnancy really marveling in  the joy of it all and that was due partially to Mrs. Bombeck's words.  And I have become very good at having friends over, even when my home is not perfect.