Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast
- you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
Eddie Cantor 1892-1964
What I most miss about my childhood is the simpleness.
No bills to pay, no responsibilities.
It seemed to be less, have it your way folks,
it was more about working together as a
community and less me, me, me.
Even on my mothers job there was
a sense of oneness among the worker's.
Frequently taking up collections to help
offset a sickness of a co-worker, a loss of a co-worker,
a life changing event of a co-worker.
Today, a lot of people seem to be fixated
on microwave living. Anything that takes
more than 4 minutes and 30 seconds to
do, we don't want to make the effort.
We are a drive through community
looking for the easy way out of every way of life.
I challenge you to go back to the mentality of
a child. Back to the newness of everyday.
Back to the enjoyment of life and exploration.
I challenge you to prepare dinner with your family.
To go to Big Momma's house for a family dinner on
a day that is not a holiday.
To stop and smell the roses. To meet your
neighbors. To develop community.
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