November 3, 2000....I am writing THAT date in my memory banks forever.....

Hi Everyone!

Yes, November 3, 2000 will be in my memory banks forever.

It is replacing January 21, 1998.

Once I noted to a group of friends how oftentimes we never know when the last time is that something significant happens as it is happening. Like the last time you see a loved one or the last time you hear a voice that is dear to you.

Well, yesterday when I was buying a bottle of chardonnay for a party I was going to (I was assigned to bring drinks)I got carded! WOW! And my personal favorite part was the guy took my ID, looked at it, looked at me and said, "I never would have guessed."

1962! I got a great boost!

And a new date to remember.

My friends at the party got a good laugh as I gloated, and then understood what I meant about not knowing significant "last times". It reminds me that if we choose to be mindful and live every day and every situation as if it was our "last time" how much more full our lives would truly become.

Just some Saturday ramblings from California!

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE JORDAN SCOTT


"I would Never Have Guessed!"

Hi Julie,

That's a great story, and Julie, congratulations! :)

> My friends at the party got a good laugh as
> I gloated, and then understood what I meant
> about not knowing significant "last
> times". It reminds me that if we choose
> to be mindful and live every day and every
> situation as if it was our "last
> time" how much more full our lives
> would truly become.

Those are some great thoughts.... Life is wonderful if you can grasp the moment....

I know that sometimes, I tend to live in the past, reliving days gone by....

And yet sometimes, I tend to live in the future, wondering and worrying about things to come....

Now, all that is well and good -- though every moment RIGHT NOW, THIS SECOND something WONDERFUL is occurring....

Sometimes, it pays to stop, relax, and observe what's going on around you....

Somewhere, a butterfly is fluttering from flower to flower.... Gathering nectar, and helping to pollinate the flowers....

Elsewhere, there's a tadpole emerging from its little egg into the huge world of its little pond....

Somewhere else, a plant is photosynthesizing, taking in the warm rays of the sun and using it to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen so we can breathe....

I love reading your writings, Julie, because you always remind me of these many wonderful things.... :)

Julie, your web site and mailing list are cool, groovy, and wonderful.... Reading your writings is like a having a fresh drink of cool mountain springwater on a hot and dusty day! It helps to quench the thirst we build up living our too-complicated lives....

Julie, Thank you.... :)

Dien


Julie's place, where you discover how to savor life! :)