Date:         Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:29:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
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From:         Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
Subject:      Holiday thought
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   A friend sent me this post as a thought for the holiday.  Seems like it
deserves to be shared.  Wishing you happy holidays....

LIFE

   We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have
a baby, then another, and establish a career.......

   Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more
content when they are.

   After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.  We will
certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

   We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his
or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice
vacation, when we retire.

   The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.  If not
now, when?

   Your life will always be filled with challenges.  It's best to admit this
to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

   Alfred D. Souza said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was
about to begin - real life.  But there was always some obstacle in the way,
something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still
to
be served, a debt to be paid.  Then life would begin.  At last, it dawned on
me that these obstacles were my life".

   This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way.

   So, reassess every moment that you have.  And treasure it more because
you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time
with...and
remember that time is independent of man.  It is neither good nor bad; it
simply is-- and we either use it wisely or we don't.

   So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
until
your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you
get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday
morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid
off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off
welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on,  until you
die, until you are born again........ to decide that there is no better time
than right now to be happy...

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Thought for the day:

Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching.