I wanted to share this with you all, especially today.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now; Dad in trousers, work shirt, and a hat; and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dishtowel in the other. It was the time for fixing things: a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, re-heating leftovers, renewing; I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But when my mother died, and I was standing in that clear morning light in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used uup, and goes away.....never to return. So....While we have it, it's best we love it....And care for it....And fix it when it's broken...And heal it when it's sick.
This is true: For marriage...And old cars...And children with bad report cards...Dogs and cats with bad hips...And aging parents...And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep, like a best friend that moved away, or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people who are special, and so we keep them close.
I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way...Now, it's your turn to send this to those people that are 'keepers' in your life. Good friends and family are like stars; you don't always see them but you always know they are always there!
I hope this makes you think of someone you need to reach out to today. I have made many new 'keepers' since coming to MWO. Love and Peace to you!
Ruby:l
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now; Dad in trousers, work shirt, and a hat; and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dishtowel in the other. It was the time for fixing things: a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, re-heating leftovers, renewing; I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But when my mother died, and I was standing in that clear morning light in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used uup, and goes away.....never to return. So....While we have it, it's best we love it....And care for it....And fix it when it's broken...And heal it when it's sick.
This is true: For marriage...And old cars...And children with bad report cards...Dogs and cats with bad hips...And aging parents...And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep, like a best friend that moved away, or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people who are special, and so we keep them close.
I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way...Now, it's your turn to send this to those people that are 'keepers' in your life. Good friends and family are like stars; you don't always see them but you always know they are always there!
I hope this makes you think of someone you need to reach out to today. I have made many new 'keepers' since coming to MWO. Love and Peace to you!
Ruby:l
awprint: RUBY Imagine yourself doing What you love and loving What you do, Being happy From the inside Out, experiencing your Dreams wide awake, 
Thanks Ruby..........I hope I'm not under size....anyway my wife thanks I'm a keeper ! ha! IAD. ( See that citation menow I caught ! ha! ) IAD.
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