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[anysia]

This is the time of the year I really miss the family I left behind to move to Australia.

I miss my eldest son, Paul, a man grown, married (thank you Rachel for taking such good care of him. He is able to care of himself, but does better when you are there looking out for him) with a family of his own (Colin and Jason). I miss seeing them grow up, to see if they still look so much like their father.

I miss my Aunt and Uncle. This is the most heartbreaking part of the whole thing. They are both in a CT nursing home, my aunt the victim of a stroke, and my uncle with the sudden onset of alzheimers (sp), and there is nothing I can do to for either of them. These people raised me, loved me and gave me a sense of balance and self. And I miss them horribly.

And in honor of them, this to ponder on:

THE VALUE OF TIME
To realize the value of
ten years Ask a newly
divorced couple.
To realize the value of
four years Ask a graduate.
To realize the value of one
year Ask a student who has
failed a final exam.
To realize the value of nine
months Ask a mother who gave
birth to a still born.
To realize the value of one
month Ask a mother who has
given birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of one week
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of one hour
Ask the lovers who are waiting
to meet.
To realize the value of one
minute Ask a person who has
missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize the value of one
second Ask a person who has
survived an accident.
To realize the value of one
millisecond Ask the person who
has won a silver medal in the
Olympics.
To realize the value
of a friend Lose one.
To realize the value
of a family member Lose one.
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.

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[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

and to really understand the value of one minute, be the next one standing in line at the loo at a concert where you've been enjoying lots of beer! :)

smiles for your loneliness.