IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

(Supposedly, this was written when Mrs. Bombeck discovered she had terminal cancer.)

I would've gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would've burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would've talked less and listened more.
I would've invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
I would've eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would've taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would've shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would've sat on the lawn with my grass stains.
I would've cried & laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would've been more "I love you's", more "I'm sorry's."
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it .. . live it and never give it back.

STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!! Live life so you have few regrets. :o)