This is one of those things that gets passed around the internet so some will have seen it before. It is a message worthy of repeating I think...

The special day you are waiting for is today. Yesterday is gone, forgive yourself your mistakes, learn and move on. Tomorrow is not yet here and is influenced by today. Today ... this very day ... is the one that matters.



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A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a
silk paper wrapped package:

"This", he said "isn't any ordinary package."

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

"She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years
ago. She has never put it on and was saving it for a special
occasion. Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed
the gift box next to the other clothing's he was taking to the
funeral house. His wife had just died. He turned to me and said,

"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your
life is a special occasion."

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family and less at work.

I understand that life should be a source of experience to be lived
up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything. I use
crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the
supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it
whenever I want to. The words "Someday..."and" One Day..." are
fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or
doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my
friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the
next morning. This nobody can tell. I think she might have called
her relatives and closest friends.

She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd
like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food. It's
these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time
had come.

I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I
would meet, letters that I wanted to write.. "One of these days".

I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brother and
sisters, son and daughters, not enough times at least, how much
I love them.

Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring
laughter and joy into our lives.

And on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day.

artgurl a few weeks back i came across this and sent it to all my friends , thanks 4 posten this

thanks, how true
have a special day
george

Yes have read it before but thank you for the reminder need it at times

Beautiful glad to see positive in everyone, today is all we have right now live it well.

eaglewoods
George

May yours be special in the ways that matter to you

((Txs)) ((Pkh)) sweet day to you

nice artgurl brought a tear to my eyes

Create a beautiful day Coco

ty so much for sharing..so true..

Sweet posted the song, just the other day


I try to live each day like I was dying

and treat all as if I will never see them again.

yes sage i did..and its sooooooooo true..alot of people that other people for granted..they may not be here..scary..

sage - because you know

Kip


Enjoy your days ... off to work for me

AG, A GOOD ONE