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The Back Nine...A Good Read

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

Real wisdom and insight:                            THE BACK NINE      I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL  & WAS  READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND  STARTED  OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS  VERY  THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ  SLOWLY!       AND THEN IT IS  WINTER   You know ... time has a way of  moving quickly  and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems  just yesterday  that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life  with my mate.  Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all  the years  went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it  was back  then and of all my hopes and dreams.   But, here it is... the back nine of my  life and  it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did  the  years go and where did my youth go?       I remember well seeing older  people through the  years and thinking that those older people were years  away from me and  that I was only on the first hole and the back nine was  so far off that I  could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be  like.     But, here it is...my friends are  retired and  getting gray...they move slower and I see an older person now.  Some are in  better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great  change...Not  like the ones that I remember who were young and  vibrant...but, like me,  their age is beginning to show and we are now  those older folks that we  used to see and never thought we'd  become.   Each day now, I find that just  getting a shower  is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a  treat anymore...  it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I  just fall asleep  where I sit!     And so...now I enter into this new  season of my  life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of  strength and  ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never  did!! But, at  least I know, that though I’m on the back nine, and I'm not  sure how long  it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this  earth...it's over.  A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets. There  are things I wish I  hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed,  there are many things  I'm happy to have done. It's all in a  lifetime.     So, if you're not on the back nine  yet...let me  remind you, that it will be here faster than  you think. So, whatever you  would like to accomplish in your life  please do it quickly! Don't put  things off too long!! Life goes by  quickly. So, do what you can today, as  you can never be sure whether  you’re on the back nine or not!     You have no promise that you will  see all the  seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the  things that you  want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they  appreciate and love  you for all the things that you have done for them in  all the years past!!      "Life" is a gift to you. The way  you live your  life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a  fantastic one. LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY !  HAVE A GREAT  DAY Remember "It is health that is real  wealth and not pieces of  gold and silver . LIVE HAPPY IN  2015!      LASTLY, CONSIDER  THIS:   ~Your kids are becoming  you.....but your  grandchildren are perfect!   ~Going out is good.. Coming home is  better!   ~You forget names.... But it's OK  because some  people forgot they even knew you!!!   ~You realize you're never going to  be really  good at anything like golf.   ~You sleep better on a lounge  chair with the TV  'ON' than in bed. It's called  "pre-sleep".   ~You miss the days when everything  worked with  just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..   ~You tend to use more 4 letter  words ...  "what?"..."when?"... ???   ~You notice everything they sell  in stores is  "sleeveless"?!!!   ~What used to be freckles are now  liver spots.   ~Everybody  whispers.   ~You have 3 sizes of clothes in  your closet....  2 of which you will never wear .       ~~~But Old is good in some things:  Old Songs,  Old movies, and best of all, OLD  FRIENDS !!       Stay well, "OLD FRIEND!" Send this  on to other  "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!! It's Not  What You  Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You  Have Lived.         TODAY  IS  THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN; YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO  ENJOY  THIS DAY WHILE IT LAST   “Do Not Regret  Growing Older. It is a Privilege Denied to Many.”