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Subject: George Carlin's thoughts on aging  / Jean Smith (Wife)

IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
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> George Carlin's Views on Aging
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> Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
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> "How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
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> You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
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> "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
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> But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
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> You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50
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> and your dreams are gone.
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> But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
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> So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
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> You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
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> You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
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> Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
> May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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> HOW TO STAY YOUNG
> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them "
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> 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
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> 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
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> 4. Enjoy the simple things.
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> 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
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> 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
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> 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
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> 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
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> 9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
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> 10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
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> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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> And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day
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Still Aching  / Jean Smith (Wife)
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A Thought Of You  / Jean Smith (Wife)

A Thought of You

I thought of you with love today
but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday
and days before that too.

I think of you in silence
I often speak your name
All I have a memories
And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake
with which I'll never part
God has you in His keeping
I have you in my heart.

I found this while looking through a memorial magazine.

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E-mail / Jean Smith (Wife)

 Daddy's Poem 
 
Her hair was up in a pony tail, 
her favorite dress tied with a bow. 
Today was Daddy's Day at school, 
and she couldn't wait to go. 
 
But her mommy tried to tell her, 
that she probably should stay home. 
Why the kids might not understand, 
if she went to school alone. 
 
But she was not afraid; 
she knew just what to say. 
What to tell her classmates 
of why he wasn't there today. 
 
But still her mother worried, 
for her to face this day alone. 
And that was why once again, 
she tried to keep her daughter home. 
 
But the little girl went to school 
eager to tell them all. 
About a dad she never sees 
a dad who never calls. 
 
There were daddies along the wall in back, 
for everyone to meet. 
Children squirming impatiently, 
anxious in their seats 
 
One by one the teacher called 
a student from the class. 
To introduce their daddy, 
as seconds slowly passed. 
 
At last the teacher called her name, 
every child turned to stare. 
Each of them was searching, 
a man who wasn't there. 
 
"Where's her daddy at?" 
she heard a boy call out. 
"She probably doesn't have one," 
another student dared to shout. 
 
And from somewhere near the back, 
she heard a daddy say, 
"Looks like another deadbeat dad, 
too busy to waste his day." 
 The words did not offend her, 
as she smiled up at her Mom. 
And looked back at her teacher, 
who told her to go on. 
And with hands behind her back, 
slowly she began to speak. 
And out from the mouth of a child, 
came words incredibly unique. 
 
"My Daddy couldn't be here, 
because he lives so far away. 
But I know he wishes he could be, 
since this is such a special day. 
And though you cannot meet him, 
I wanted you to know. 
All about my daddy, 
and how much he loves me so. 
 
He loved to tell me stories 
he taught me to ride my bike. 
He surprised me with pink roses, 
and taught me to fly a kite. 
 
We used to share fudge sundaes, 
and ice cream in a cone. 
And though you cannot see him. 
I'm not standing here alone. 
 
"Cause my daddy's always with me, 
even though we are apart 
I know because he told me, 
he'll forever be in my heart" 
 
With that, her little hand reached up, 
and lay across her chest. 
Feeling her own heartbeat, 
beneath her favorite dress. 
 
And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads, 
her mother stood in tears. 
Proudly watching her daughter,
>who was wise beyond her years. 

>For she stood up for the love 
of a man not in her life. 
Doing what was best for her, 
doing what was right. 
 
And when she dropped her hand back down, 
staring straight into the crowd. 
She finished with a voice so soft, 
but its message clear and loud. 
 
"I love my daddy very much, 
he's my shining star. 
And if he could, he'd be here, 
but heaven's just too far. 
You see he was a policeman 
and died just this past year 
When airplanes hit the towers 
and taught Americans to fear. 
 
But sometimes when I close my eyes, 
it's like he never went away." 
And then she closed her eyes, 
and saw him there that day. 
And to her mothers amazement, 
she witnessed with surprise. 
A room full of daddies and children, 
all starting to close their eyes. 
 
Who knows what they saw before them, 
who knows what they felt inside. 
Perhaps for merely a second, 
they saw him at her side. 
"I know you're with me Daddy," 
to the silence she called out. 
And what happened next made believers, 
of those once filled with doubt. 
 
Not one in that room could explain it, 
for each of their eyes had been closed. 
But there on the desk beside her, 
was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose. 
 
And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, 
by the love of her shining star. 
And given the gift of believing, 
that heaven is never too far. 
 
They say it takes a minute to find a special 
person, an hour to appreciate them, 
a day to love them, but then an entire 
life to forget them. 
 
Send this to the people you'll never forget and 
remember to send it also to the person that sent 
it to you. It's a short message to let them know 
that you'll never forget them. 
 
If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're 
in a hurry and that you've forgotten your 
friends. 
 
Take the time...to live and ! love. 
Until eternity. God bless 

I got this e-mail from my ma and even though Tabathas' dad was not a policeman, this really touched my heart as Tabathas' dad was a commercial fisherman and was lost at sea no body was recovered. I felt pain for this little girl whose classmates and other dads were so quick to pass judgement on her dad who they didn't even know. It's funny sometimes where we will let our minds go, for who are they to pass judgement on her dad. I know this sounds bitter but I hope for one short second they felt half the pain that the little girl faces every single day of her life!
SHAME ON THEM !
That could of been my daughter or yours.

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hello to all the moms and wives out there  / Pat Holmes (ma)
i know how many of you moms and wives go on your sights and ed's. you all have given my daughter the strength to go on and of course ed is her biggest strength. their love was so unconditional and for ed he was the best. he was the shining star for all.uncle ed i'm sure you know how much we all miss you and wish you were here today as i do carol it has been twenty one yrs she gone and it seems like yesterday. i think of all of you all the time you may be gone but never forgotten my love always ma Close

Thinking of you  / Jean Smith (Wife)

Well baby here we are in the month of Love. I'm not sure what to be loving right now, I know I have the kids, friends, and family but what about YOU! I love that I have all that but I don't love that I don't have YOU! It's funny how the holidays that I didn't care about before mean soooo much now. I find myself longing to have you home on these days. I had YOU I didn't need cut flowers or chocolate. I want YOU not, cut flowers or chocolate. I want my LOVE back, I need my LOVE back. My heart is broken this year and probably for many more to come, it used to have a strong loving beat now it is a dull aching pain. I give my love to the kids, and I give my love to family and friends, but what about my LOVE for YOU what do I do with that now? I can savour it which I do, but I'd rather it be right in front of me to feel, smell, enjoy, touch, just to have it back would be PRICELESS. My heart has been shattered into a million pieces, as I go along on my journey I will gather them up and put them back together so that when we meet again it will be full of LOVE that I can share with YOU again. So Baby, if its not too much to ask can you help me on my way, help me find the pieces of my heart and make it whole again. Even if you want to hold them and give them to me yourself, that'll be ok, cause you always managed to make my heart complete. And if you hold those pieces close to your heart, I'll find them there, cause that is where I want to be in your heart....


 Loving you everyday;
 is all I seem to do,
 I don't want you to forget,
 that I'm waiting to be with you.
 I'm not really sure how it works up there,
 are you waiting for me too?
 I hope you don't forget me,
because I'm already sad and blue.

I'm trying to be strong,
as you would want me to be.
I'm doing my very best,
 as you can probably see.
I learned all this from You,
I know this is what I need to do.

I'll wake up every morning,
and try to carry on.
Trying NOT to remember,
My True Love is GONE.
I'll try to do all the things,
that need to be done.
I'll do them while thinking
 of My Hun.

So with my time I have,
I will try to make it great,
When all I want to do,
is stand in line and wait.
For that day I meet YOU
at the GOLDEN GATE.

Love and Miss and Thinking 
of You Always.
Baby I Love You.



 


      

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More For You  / Jean Smith (Wife)

FROM YOUR

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Valentine / Jean Smith (Wife)

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For You  / Jean Smith (Wife)

 

God chose to take you ahead of me

And sadness still fills my heart.

But someday we will be joined again

And never again shall we part.

 

I know you’re in God’s hands right now

With no pain, or sorrow to bear.

For you’re in a place of peace and love,

Of which I look forward to share.

 

Your face I see when I close my eyes

And sometimes there’s a tear or two.

But because I’m only human dear,

It’s my wanting to be with you.

 

I will be strong, and live my life

Until God calls me home.

Then meet me at those Golden Gates

Where God, is by His throne.

 

Oh yes, I shall be waiting

On that glorious day to arrive

With you and Jesus by my side

It is then, I will feel alive.

 

~Author~

Ruth Ann Mahaffey

©copyright 2004

 

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Thinking of you Edward!  / Valerie Haslett
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I'm Everywhere  / Jean Smith (Wife)

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Broken Chain  / Jean Smith (Wife)
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Thinking of you Angel Edward, and your family!  / Valerie Haslett (( I CARE ) )
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Missing You  / Jean Smith (Wife)

Hey Hun,

   Just thought I'd drop you a line. God I miss you so much Baby. I can't even stand it. I don't even know how to explain it. I have a very hard time with my emotions they are like a rollercoaster out of control. It is not getting any easier for me to carry on. I'm not sure what the reason is maybe I'm not letting myself move on. I'm just very confused and disoriented. I just think that right now I feel like a lost soul looking for that something something that  made any sense at all.
   I'm thinking about making a move for me and Tab. I went to Gloucester last weekend to meet with Yma as I told you. Well while I was there with Nettie I really liked it there and thought that it would be nice to move there and maybe try to make a new start for me and Tab. It brings me closer to you as far as the place where I lost you, still in a fishing atmosphere yet the city life that I crave for so much. You know me always a city girl at heart . I like the activity that it has to offer. When I'm there my life is full of activity therefore keeping my mind occupied. I don't find myself being so sad and lonely there. I will NEVER forget you but I do find it easier to cope I guess. Nothing is the same as it used to be anymore. I have been through a megga change in my life. My whole world was ripped from me and I was left not knowing what to do with myself ; well I have decided that I will go with the change for some times in life change is good I'm not sure where the good is but I do hope to find it some day again.
   I'm hoping to go to school and get something under my belt I'm not sure what it is right now but I do want something. I want you but I know that that is an impossible now or ever again, so therefore I will try to get something else in my life. 
   Hey the phone is ringing and I gotta take this call. I Love You Very Much and Always Will.

                                                                                  Love You Me
                                                                                  OXOXOXOXO

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GOLDEN GATES TO HEAVEN  / SELMA FLYNN
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Have use of a computer,writing again  / Jessica Hill (Daughter)
hey ed i'm back from my doctors appointment pretty sure that Madelyn is gonna have a little baby brother, Jesse and I have decided that we are going to name the baby Brock Edward, so the baby is gonna be named after you. Hopefully he will be able to lobster just like you did. I'll definately make sure that he ends up being a hick.But I'm not quite sure the doctor said thatshe was pretty sure that it is a boy but who really knows i thought that Madelyn was a boy and I was very wrong.
Alright I'll talk later I need to put the baby down for a nap, or she'll end up being a brat.love ya Close