Words of Wisdom

I had a mentor when I was a younger woman with kids still at home.  She didn't know she was my mentor but she would have been amazed at the number of women, and probably men as well, who took her words to heart.  Her name was Erma Bombeck and she died of cancer 'way too soon.

I recently came across some of the observations she recorded after she was diagnosed and they are worth sharing.  As you can guess, there's nothing here of a particularly spiritual nature but Erma's words bear contemplation.  

Here goes:

"I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending that the world would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day."

"I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose instead of letting it melt in storage."

"I would have talked less and listened more."

"I would have invited friends over for dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded."

"I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace."

"I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth."

"I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband."

"I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life."

"When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later... now go get washed up for dinner'.  There would have been a lot more 'I love you's and more 'I'm sorry's."

"But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it...live it... and never give it back."

Funny how a cancer diagnosis can make a person so wise.

On the health front:

I'll have my port flushed today and find out more about my blood draw results.  

Nothing else to report at the moment😊