Hello Everyone,
I've been thinking a lot lately about the past. You know the old saying, "If I had a dime for everytime I _____, I'd be the richest person I know". Yeah, I could say that if I had a dime for every mistake I made I'd be a rich woman. But I'd be rich only in dollars. Our mistakes are what makes us grow. Unfortunately, I've grown both deep and wide.....humor......where would we be without it? Recently I found on facebook a song by Simon and Garfunkel that was redone by "Celtic Thunder's Keith Harkin and Colm Keegan". They are such handsome men, but more than that. They did the song better than the first time around. The song has always been one of my favorites, titled...."Sounds of Silence". If you get a chance, it's on Youtube also, you should listen to their version. You won't be disappointed.
It's easy to look at these guys and have that schoolgirl thing come up.....you know, the heart beats faster and you're wanting to listen to the song over and over again. Good grief, I'm 50 years old. I cannot go back and Lord knows I wouldn't even if I could. There is no way I would ever choose to start over. Even if I knew what I now know. The richest of lives, live in the mistakes. We grow more when things aren't going well. We grow more when things are bad, not good. I hate to think of a life without the children I have. I say that because if I had it to do over, I wouldn't have married my first husband. Hence, I wouldn't have the children I have. They'd be different and I'd have never had the chance to learn so much as they grew up. As we grew up. I think we did that together, me and my kids. I don't think I really went through my adolescent years until I was in my 30's.
I think it's important to remember the positive things that have occurred and not all the bad. I realize as my daughter's belly continues to grow with her daughter Emma, just how blessed I am. Somewhere in here I know I had a point. I guess when all is said and done, we should ask ourselves when we're dealing with a difficulty, "In five years, will this situation matter?". So many times we put a great deal of emphasis on how we feel and not on how we make others feel. I believe that is what I REALLY need to work on. Until next time, remember, Be Wise, Be Kind, Be True, Love, Patty
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