If I Had My Life To Live Over..
I Would Have Talked Less And Listened More...


I Would Have Invited Friends Over To Dinner Even If The
Carpet Was Stained And The Sofa Faded...


I Would Have 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 Have Taken The Time To Listen To My Grandfather
Ramble About His Youth...


I Would Have Insisted The Car Windows Be Rolled Up On A
Summer Day Because My Hair Had Just Been Teased And Sprayed...


I Would Have Burned The Pink Candle Sculpted Like A Rose
Before It Melted In Storage...


I Would Have Sat On The Lawn With My Children And Not Worried
About Grass Stains...


I Would Have Cried And Laughed Less While Watching Television
- And More While Watching Life...


I Would Have Shared More Of The Responsibility Carried By
My Husband...


I Would Have 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 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 Have Been More, " I Love You's "
More, " I'm Sorrys "...


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...




~Emma Bombeck