Give a little time...
 

I haven't got time for the good things in life
A game with the kids or a kiss for the wife
I must read the paper or finish this letter
I've no time for a word that'll make things better
Don't disturb me now while I'm watching the news
A political hiccup counts more than your views
I haven't got time to tell you I care
I must get ready and tidy my hair
I was far to busy to notice you cry
And I was far to busy when you said goodbye

Francis J Wild

the original poem that I used to begin this topic...................

Re: Give a little time...
 

:oops: :oops: ain't we all giuilty at some time or other :!:
Thanks for making us think about it Dottie.....
Each day i try but it's difficult, there's always something.....be it family or friends make sure you always part with a smile and a hug or kiss

Re: Give a little time...
 

Me too :oops: :oops:

Mental note* must try harder*

Not guilty!
I love knowing what other people think especially my family! I'm the one thats always buggin them to talk or do stuff or just sit at the same table when we eat dinner!

I'm the one people come to to talk to!,Times when i feel like an agony aunt!whenever there's a problem it's me they turn to.

Guess i'm just a good listener.

can relate to poem though

I suppose we are all guilty of it at times. Reminded me of this poem

Leisure by Wm. Hanry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

We've tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.

I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade icecream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches.

I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.

I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.

And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when your sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born as your old dog is put to sleep.

I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your little brother/sister and it's alright if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he/she's scared, I hope you let him in.

When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.

I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and you live in a town where you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your mum.

If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying it.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.

When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy/girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it, and if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realise they are not your friend.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a football through your neighbours window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster mould of you.

These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointments, work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.

Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.

Now that's profound. . .

.......wow......

I'm with you Testify.......WOW.......... Definately made me stop and think!!!!

Dottie - this brought a helluva lump to my throat..thank you so much for sharing it with us. Definately words to live by :D

indeed it does heat!!

i say again ......wow......

WOW

exactly!!

Actually have confessin to make its not mine - I chiefed it but don't know the source - people are always sending me things like this - because I collect them as well

nonetheless,Dottie ,it really makes you stop and think.
thanks for sharing it with us.

Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.

Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles .....
A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself
An unexpected phone call from an old friend
Green stoplights on your way to work
The fastest line at the grocery store
A good sing-along song on the radio
Your keys right where you left them

They say it takes a minute to find a special person
An hour to appreciate them
A day to love them
But an entire life to forget them

Beautiful words Dottie

Found this one for you Dottie

How endless the summer seems to be,
Wrapped in a warmth that shields like love.
Time stands still
And a laziness surrounds all and everything.
The world is full of so much beauty,
It is beyond our comprehension.
Everything lives for the sheer joy of living
And light, plays and dapples and shades,
Grass ,tree,stream and flower in coolness.
deep inside me flows a love for God's world and all it's beauty.
For the healing power of summer green.
For the laughter of meadow flowers,
And the dance of light and shade and gentle breeze.
Love for the lazy whine of insects
And birds that sing songs for the future.
Love of freedom and solitude,quiet spaces of silence,
That pass unseen and unloved by others.
And there flows a love,for the friends,
Who walk my summer pathway through life
And strengthen my love for all these things,
By sharing it.

Oh Bren - This is lovely - makes me feel kinda floaty - free and happy all at the same time - thank you for this.

As I've Matured...
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do us stalk them and hope they panic and give in...

I've learned that one good turn gets most of the blankets...

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just jackasses....

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it....

I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed...

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.......

I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiam.....

I've learned that it is not what you wear, it is how you take it off.....

I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think your're finished.....

I've learned to not sweat the petty things, and not pet the sweaty things....

I've learned that ex's are like fungus, and keep coming back.......

I've learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity.....

I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.....

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities....

I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity....

I've learned that 99% of the time when something isn't working in your house, one of your kids did it......

I've learned that there is a fine line between genius and insanity.......

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the ass are permanent......

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:lmao: :lmao:

dont think meats found me outside yet!!

Dottie those are great, and they are right :))

Hope to learn some of them though...

:lmao:

Asha

I went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not todrink, Mom
So I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice,
And your adivce to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mom
Something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement,
And I hear the policeman say,
The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,
Mom, his voice seems far away.
My own blood's all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
This girl is going to die.
So why do people do it, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have taught him,
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
And I'm so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
As I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mom!"

So I love you and goodbye.

MADD (Mothers Against Drink Drivers)