Celebrate Life Everyday

This week we’re celebrating my Dad’s 80^th birthday.  He has to be the ‘youngest 80-year-old’ I know.  The key obviously is staying active in both body and mind, and he does both.  I wrote this poem for my Dad and want to share it with you.  Maybe it will brighten your day and remind you just how special your Dad is.

Dad

The calendar says you’re 80,

But to me it just seems wrong.

I’ll always be in awe of the

Way you stay so strong.

Even though we live so far apart,

You’re always present in my heart.

Through every trial and tribulation,

Through happy times and sad,

You’re always my foundation,

I hope you know this, Dad.

A sturdy hand to hold,

A shoulder on which to cry

I’ll never be too old.

What we have is special,

No one can take it away.

The lessons that you taught me,

I remember every day.

Though it’s seldom said out loud,

It seems the perfect time to say

You make me feel so very proud

And I love you every day.

Happy Birthday Dad

by Kathy Keefe

^©2010

Express your feelings of love and gratitude today and everyday.  Feelings kept inside are fairly useless, but when they are said aloud can make a lifetime of difference in someone’s life.  Always remember your roots, those paths you traveled, they are the reason you are where you are today.  “If it wasn’t for them, you wouldn’t be you”.  Celebrate Life, everyday! 

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave..

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you...

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses .

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12.. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING AT YOURSELF

Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to :}

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