Friday Question looks at life and lessons
This week ROUTE 1 has learned a few lessons, including:
If you must elevate your infected leg on the couch, avoid allowing a cat to sit on your chest. It really doesn't seem to aid the healing process. It just makes it much more difficult to see the soccer book you are holding.
Readers share their own experiences by answering the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"What is the most important lesson life has taught you?"
MIKE M. -- Do not attempt to de-ice a mini fridge by hacking at it with scissors.
JIM S. -- It goes on.
MIKE D. -- It is not to be so judgmental -- give folks the benefit of the doubt. I've been on both sides, and have realized that we all have our challenges to deal with.
KERI M. -- Once at first you don't succeed, try try again.
JOHN S. -- To always do your best, otherwise it won't be worth doing.
STEVE M. -- .....dust in the wind...... All we are is dust in the wind.......
Which translates into: Don't think rock and roll lyricists are philosophers, or sometimes even poets.
MARY N.-P. -- Time goes by far to quickly for our all-too-brief lives (or in concrete terms, life is too short to drink cheap tea or eat crappy chocolate)...
RICK T. -- Be kind to everyone you meet.
LAURA C. -- Every day I am offered the choice to be happy.
I know that sounds over-simplified, but I truly believe that most people, on most days, can choose whether or not to be happy.
The corollary: If it won't matter in five years, it doesn't matter now. When I'm frustrated, hurt or angry, the five-year test helps me to either work through the situation and resolve it or let it go and be happy.
And, lastly: Be sure the people you love know that you love them. Don't assume. Say it. I've lost my father and two brothers, and one of the only things that made those losses bearable is that my family is very good about expressing love. I knew that, in each case, the important things had been said....and not just at the end, but throughout our lives together. They knew I loved them because I told them (and showed them) as often as I could...and vice versa.
BEKAH P. -- To not hold back. After having one sibling die and another miraculously recover from a coma, I know you have to say what you mean when you have the chance. Now, I am spending as much time with my grandfather as I can before he succumbs to cancer. You only have now. You can't rely on the future.
ERIK H. -- Your brain's reasoning is no good when it comes to your body. If your body indicates it is in trouble, listen to your body. I'm still learning that lesson.
If you must elevate your infected leg on the couch, avoid allowing a cat to sit on your chest. It really doesn't seem to aid the healing process. It just makes it much more difficult to see the soccer book you are holding.
Readers share their own experiences by answering the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"What is the most important lesson life has taught you?"
MIKE M. -- Do not attempt to de-ice a mini fridge by hacking at it with scissors.
JIM S. -- It goes on.
MIKE D. -- It is not to be so judgmental -- give folks the benefit of the doubt. I've been on both sides, and have realized that we all have our challenges to deal with.
KERI M. -- Once at first you don't succeed, try try again.
JOHN S. -- To always do your best, otherwise it won't be worth doing.
STEVE M. -- .....dust in the wind...... All we are is dust in the wind.......
Which translates into: Don't think rock and roll lyricists are philosophers, or sometimes even poets.
MARY N.-P. -- Time goes by far to quickly for our all-too-brief lives (or in concrete terms, life is too short to drink cheap tea or eat crappy chocolate)...
RICK T. -- Be kind to everyone you meet.
LAURA C. -- Every day I am offered the choice to be happy.
I know that sounds over-simplified, but I truly believe that most people, on most days, can choose whether or not to be happy.
The corollary: If it won't matter in five years, it doesn't matter now. When I'm frustrated, hurt or angry, the five-year test helps me to either work through the situation and resolve it or let it go and be happy.
And, lastly: Be sure the people you love know that you love them. Don't assume. Say it. I've lost my father and two brothers, and one of the only things that made those losses bearable is that my family is very good about expressing love. I knew that, in each case, the important things had been said....and not just at the end, but throughout our lives together. They knew I loved them because I told them (and showed them) as often as I could...and vice versa.
BEKAH P. -- To not hold back. After having one sibling die and another miraculously recover from a coma, I know you have to say what you mean when you have the chance. Now, I am spending as much time with my grandfather as I can before he succumbs to cancer. You only have now. You can't rely on the future.
ERIK H. -- Your brain's reasoning is no good when it comes to your body. If your body indicates it is in trouble, listen to your body. I'm still learning that lesson.
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