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Anythings and Anyones
by Diana J Legun

Friday, April 06, 2012
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I go to be with my aging mother often as she grows more see-through... by choice, not obligation to ever-increasing need. Yesterday she said to me: "You smile and make things matter."

 

 

 

If you force them to stay 

  they won't.


If you ask them to stay

  they might.


If you quietly hope they will stay

  they more likely do.


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Reviewed by pat medlin 4/19/2012
moving...such rememberance this brings
Reviewed by Ronald Hull 4/8/2012
So true. It's hard for old folks to find their friends disappearing and relatives not willing to come and see them. I always visited my elderly relatives. But I was exception. Last time I saw my mother was last October. If it weren't for the Internet, we wouldn't be much in touch at all. She's just too far away–over 1200 miles. Otherwise, I would see her weekly, at least.

Ron
Reviewed by Diana Wiles 4/8/2012
It is the quality of the days, the moments that matter most, and will be remembered...What beautiful words from your Mother...Eternal..
Hugs, Diana...
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila 4/7/2012
We have no choice but to accept whatever life sends us...We can choose to fight it or accept it and learn to live with it...Life is beautiful and meant to be lived one day at a time...it's all any of us have.....I know how difficult your life is right now, Diana, but you won't believe the strength you have until you search inside and find it.

Hugs,
Anna
Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen 4/7/2012
nicely done, diana. my beautiful 94 year old mother is poised for
transition & i must accept letting her go...
peace & blessings,
carolyn
Reviewed by John Flanagan 4/7/2012
gentle understanding of frailty, Diana,
sensitive and wise

john
Reviewed by Joyce Bell 4/6/2012
MY GOODNESS, DIANA...WHAT MORE COULD ONE HOPE FOR THAN TO HEAR THEIR MOTHER SAY SUCH ENDEARING, HEARTFELT, SINCERE WORDS...EXPRESSING TRUE LOVE, DEEP AFFECTION AND APPRECIATION. YOU ARE BLESSED. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Reviewed by Richard King 4/6/2012
To "Make things matter" should be the goal of everyone.

That smile might not make her stay any longer, but surely it will make her want to.

Dick
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton 4/6/2012
I think I understand the mindset of the forcing, the asking and the hoping. Yes.
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