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

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! :)