One Step at a Time
August 18, 2008 at 9:37 am | by patricia | In Etcetera, Red-Letter Days, Reflections | 1 CommentTags: birthday, songs, stress, worry
There’s too many things that I haven’t done yet
Too many sunsets
I haven’t seen
You can’t waste the day wishing it’d slow down
You would’ve thought by now
I’d have learned somethingI made up my mind when I was a young girl
I’ve been given this one world
I won’t worry it away
But now and again I lose sight of the good life
I get stuck in a low light
But then Love comes in
— “Many the Miles” by Sara Bareilles
I must confess that I tend to be a worry-wart. I’m improving though I still get stressed out about a lot of things. What’s the biggest enemy I usually fight? Time. I get worried that I’ll run out of time to accomplish the things I want to do.
However, last Saturday I learned a valuable lesson… My grand aunt (my paternal grandfather’s sister), Lola Floring, celebrated her 90th birthday!
There are really 90 candles! Count them if you can.
I still find it hard to imagine living on this world for ninety years. It’s such an incredible feat and she has set such an excellent example. Plenty of people from all over the world came to celebrate the event (Switzerland, France, USA—to name a few). It made me think of the impact she has made on their lives and how loved she is.
