MORE SHOT AT LIFE!!!

I would have talked less

and

listened more.

I would have

invited friends over to dinner

even if the carpet was stained

and 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 never have insisted

the car windows be rolled

up on a summer day,

so as not to mess up my hair.

I would have burned the pink

candle sculpted like a rose

before it melted in storage.

I would have sat on the grass

with my children

and not worried

about the grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed

less while watching television,

and more while

watching life!!

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 a day.

instead of wishing away

nine months of pregnancy

I'd have cherished every moment

realizing that the wonderment

growing inside me was the only

chance in life to assist

God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me

impetuously, I would never have said,

"Later, know go get washed up

for dinner."

There would have been more

"I LOVE YOU'S"

and more

"I'M SORRY'S"

But mostly, given another shot at life,

I would seize every moment

Look at it and really see it,

LIVE IT,

AND NEVER GIVE IT BACK!!

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