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The song really struck a chord with me.
It's about a 102 year old man, who's being interviewed on the news. The reporter asks him his secret to life & he says, "Don't blink".
Because life goes so fast sometimes, that if you (blink) don't slow down & really enjoy the little things in life, you might get to be 102 years old & realize you missed out.
"And don't blink, just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you wake up & you're 25 & your high school sweetheart becomes your wife. Don't blink, you just might miss your babies growing like mine did. Turning into moms and dads next thing you know, your better half of 50 years is there in bed & you're praying God takes you instead. Trust me friend, a 100 years goes faster than you think, so don't blink."
The 1st time I heard this song, I started thinking about my life.
Do I take the time to really enjoy things, like Matt, my family, my friends?
I work like 50 hours a week & when you couple that with housework, errands, my designs business (albeit, a SMALL business), there's just not a lot of time for much else.
There are some days when I get home from work, that I'm so exhausted, I just want to go to bed. Then, I think about the laundry, the dishes & the bathrooms that need cleaning & I overwhelm myself & I can't think about anything else. Except what needs to be done at home.
Because of this, I've passed up several dinners with my dad & step-mom & my mom & step-dad, even times when my sister has asked me to keep Jackson & Riley.
And, then I feel guilty.
I regret my choice for the rest of the day, the next day & the day after that.
Because what if something happened to my mom, dad or my sister?
Would I be sad that I didn't meet my dad for dinner one night?
Yes.
Sure, there are week nights when I don't have that much to do & on those nights, Matt & I might watch a movie or play Checkers (yes, Checkers...we love it!).
Matt & I spend most of our weekend getting our major errands done & more often than not, we meet friends for dinner or a movie. And, that's good...that's relaxing & it's good for us.
And, when Matt & I go on trips, we are pretty good at forgetting about work & chores for a while, so that we can focus on each other & enjoy being together.
But, that only adds up to a total of 2, maybe 3, weeks out of the year.
(Granted, right now, we're sitting in the computer room together. I'm blogging & he's downloading music to his i-Pod).
When it comes to our friends, they go out a lot & usually ask us to join them. If it's a Friday night, about half the time, I say no because by then, I'm so tired from the week, I want to sleep.
Then, I think to myself, "Robin? What are you doing? You can sleep in tomorrow! Go out & have fun!".
But, I don't.
When I look back on my life, will I regret those times I said no to them?
Am I missing out on some really great times & memories?
Probably.
Do you realize it's already October 11th...in the year 2007?
The older I get, the faster time seems to go.
Matt, my family & my friends are the most important things in my life (and, of course, Maisy!), but am I doing enough to let them know that they mean the world to me?
When I turn 70 or 80 or hopefully, 100 & look back on my life, will I be satisfied with it?
Is it possible to have it all?
And, to do it all?
Without regrets?
I don't know.
You tell me.
7 comments:
I use to worry about this and then one day I realized no matter what I do every week I am still spending at least one whole day cleaning. It never changes, but the opportunities are only there once. That one day to go hang out with family and friends for that one day-gone if I choose to stay home and clean or play catch up.
Sometimes living your life is so much more worth it then living in a sparkly shiny home.
I've started doing more and living and not so much worried if I mopped my kitchen floor twice this week. Ya know?
I'm not a big fan of Kenny's. Just "Me and You" and that's about it. I just wish he'd get himself a different necklace than that white shell one he's always sportin'. Drives me crazy.
Is it possible to have it all? Maybe. But not all at once.
Oh, and what's this thing about HIS ipod???? If I remember correctly, it was MY ipod from which I received no compensation.
Tell him he needs to make me a pizza.
:)
I love this song. It really seems like i just had my son, but he is 9 now and has already done so much and changed over the years which is magnified next to his very young sisters. Amazing how time flies.
i've not heard the song but i'll be it would make me cry. i thinkt he same things. i learned a valuable lesson when God totally sent me back to my dad after i'd left the house. i went back in and gave him a hug and kiss and told him i loved him. i had no idea that it would be the last time i see him and that 2 days later, he'd be gone!
i think about that a lot now. i try to resolve conflicts, say kind words, never leave upset or angry, always tell people i love them, etc.
good post!
My husband gets all over me because I am now a homebody the baby has turned me into a homebody! I love it . I love sitting here with her, with him and noone else I love for it to be just us ... then I remember my mom and dad and cry - I want them here too, but then that would mean his parents too ... I am sure we can't have it all, at the same time I KNOW that while I need friends and I need to see them ... I do not need or want to see them as much as I want to be with my baby and my husband!
You can't live life wondering... either way. What would happen if I had? What would happen if I hadn't? Either way, you did what you had to do at that time, and that's called LIVING! Just be thankful and remember that life in heaven is going to be even better, so why sweat so much about life here right this moment?!
I love that song... and I can totally relate, except for in the exact opposite way... Al complains that I'm never home because I can't say "no" when someone invites me to do things... part of the reason the house is always a mess, because I'm not ever home to clean any of it... if my sister is going to be in town I try to see her, if there is a scrapbooking event going on I have to be there, any family events like birthday parties I have to be at... it does seem that I just can't say no.
But I've started re-prioritizing stuff. I've lost so many family members and friends due to death, and so I want to squeeze as much as I can out of everything, but I do realize I also have to clean my house and keep my husband happy. And turning down an invite to go shopping to instead do laundry, or an invite to dinner with a friend in order to spend more time with Al... well, it's just something that I need to do. For me, for him, for us.
I think regrets are a waste of time, and I don't want to have any, so I'm trying to make the most of everything, while at the same time, doing things that need to be done.
I think I have totally gone off track in this comment... I think you can have it all, and do it all... it just takes a lifetime to get it and do it. It doesn't happen all at once.
Time is flying - enjoy it.
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