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JeanneCake

JeanneCake

13 hours ago, TicTac said:

 In other words, don't save the good stuff for 'special occasions'!

 

 

 

This reminds me of the essay Erma Bombeck wrote before her untimely death from cancer; she wrote of things she wished she had done differently - she would have burned the candle shaped like a rose before it melted from being stored has stayed with me for years   ..... there is something to celebrate in lots of moments we might consider ordinary but through the eyes of someone else, they become treasured memories that make you smile

 

If you're interested, here's a link to the essay : https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/49262-if-i-had-my-life-to-live-over-someone-asked

 

ETA: I thought she died of cancer, but it was complications from an operation she had for kidney disease.

JeanneCake

JeanneCake

13 hours ago, TicTac said:

 In other words, don't save the good stuff for 'special occasions'!

 

 

 

This reminds me of the essay Erma Bombeck wrote before her untimely death from cancer; she wrote of things she wished she had done differently - she would have burned the candle shaped like a rose before it melted from being stored has stayed with me for years   ..... there is something to celebrate in lots of moments we might consider ordinary but through the eyes of someone else, they become treasured memories that make you smile

 

If you're interested, here's a link to the essay : https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/49262-if-i-had-my-life-to-live-over-someone-asked

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