Betsy Williams
(ncscout)
Pioneer Council, Leader
bwilliams@micro-net.com
If I Had My Life to Live Over
Someone asked me the other day, if I had my life to live over, would I
change anything? No, I answered, but then I began to think...
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained
and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten 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 time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day
because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted
in storage.
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass
stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more
while watching life.
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth
would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would never have bought anything because it was practical , wouldn't show
soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every
moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was my only
chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my child kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later, now
go get washed up for dinner."
There would have been more I love you...more I'm sorry...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.