Thursday, June 12, 2003

Someone very wise (she knows who she is, I hope) once told me that "life is about taking risks, taking chances. . . a life that is half-lived, is not a life; dont' be afraid [to live fully], if there is anything you can learn from me, learn to live hard, laugh, cry, love, jump, play, make your life about action verbs. . .embrace life, and live hard-- even if it means you crash and burn- because there is nothing quite like that adrenaline rush you get the moment before you crash-- and those moments building up are worth sooooo much." [Sidenote: she is an amazing person, and I hope that each of you can take something from that quotation from her] I have struggled a lot with just living. Living like there won't be a tomorrow, and living because we're here right now and there's no better time to embrace life than the present. But I was listening to 94.7 this afternoon, (country junkie, I admit), and heard this awesome song (which I have heard a bazillion times before, but today it had new meaning.). Here are the lyrics, which go along with the quotation above.

Under an old brass paper weight, is my list of things to do today.
Go to the bank and the hard ware store.
Put a new lock on the cellar door.
I cross 'em off as I get 'em done, but when the sun is set,
There's still more than a few things left I haven't got to yet.
Go for a walk, say a little prayer.
Take a deep breath of mountain air.
Put on my glove and play some catch.
It's time that I make time for that.
Wade the shore and cast a line
Look up an old lost friend of mine.
Catch up on all the things I've always missed.
Just start living, that's the next thing on my list.
Wouldn't change the course of fate
If cutting the grass just had to wait,
Cuz I've got more important things
Like pushin my kid on a backyard swing
I won't break my back for a million bucks,
I can't take to my grave,
So why put off for tomorrow
What I could get done today?
Like go for a walk, say a little prayer
Take a deep breath of mountain air.
Put on my glove and play some catch.
It's time that I make time for that.
Wade the shore and cast a line
Look up an old lost friend of mine.
Catch up on all the things I've always missed.
Just start living, that's the next thing on my list.
Raise a little hell, laugh till it hurts.
Put an extra five in the plate at church,
Call up my folks just to chat
It's time that i make time for that.
Stay up late, then oversleep,
show her what she means to me
Catch up on all the things I've always missed.
Just start living, that's the next thing on my list.


Bye everyone, and live to the fullest. Love, laugh, cry, smile, frown, give, have a great time. Be able to say, I came, I saw, I went, and I don't regret a darn thing!

AIMP,
Eyes on the skies,
Lindsay Caroline
(sole member of the smiley crew, and the infamous mail bandit)

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