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Thanks wingnut.. It was a nice day. We will be celebrating it this weekend. I can't wait. Anyway here is one for today:
" I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say."
Ingrid Bergman
Have A Great Day
Lots Of Love
Dawn
Happy belated anniversary Dawny! Enjoy the celebration, this weekend!
Have a nice Thursday my friend!
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Gus
Thanks Gus... I can't wait for the work day to be over. I hope everyone has a great weekend...
Here is one for today: It is a big one...
THE CAB RIDE
> Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at
2:30 a.m. , the building was dark except for a single light in a ground
floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once
or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away.
> But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on
taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of
danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my
> assistance, I reasoned to myself.
So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a
> frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the
> floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me.
She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody
out of a 1940s movie.
By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived
in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.
There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils
on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
> "Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said. I took the
> suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.
> She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.
> She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing", I told
her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother
treated".
> "Oh, you're such a good boy", she said. When we got in the cab,
she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through
downtown?"
"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
> "Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way
to a hospice".
> I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I
don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have
very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.
>
> "What route would you like me to take?" I asked.
> For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed
me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.
> We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had
> lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture
> warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as
a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular
building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
> As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly
> said, "I'm tired. Let's go now"
> We drove in silence to the address she had given me.Itwas a
low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed
under a portico.
> Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They
were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been
> expecting her.
> I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The
> woman was already seated in a wheelchair.
> "How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse.
> "Nothing," I said
> "You have to make a living," she answered. "There are other
> passengers," I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave
her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
> "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said.
> "Thank you."
> I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning
light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
> I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove
aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What
if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his
shift?
> What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then
> driven away?
> On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more
> important in my life.
> We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great
> moments.
> But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in
what others may consider a small one.
> PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT 'YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU
SAID, ~BUT~THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
> HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.
> You won't get any big surprise in 10 days if you send this to
ten people. But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate
by sending it on.
> Thank you, my friend...
> Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are
> here.............. we might as well dance.
Have A Great Weekend
Lots Of Love
Dawn
I can't believe that it is Monday already.. It went by so fast.. I was really great that me and my husband were able to spend time together this weekend.. Well it is back to the job but all is good.. Here is one for today:
" Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will."
Dr. Robert Anthony
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Lots Of Love
Dawn
Tuesday already.. And it is nice here. It was almost 80 degrees yesterday. Here is a quote to go along with the nice weather:
" Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."
Author Unknown
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Lots Of Love
Dawn
Half way through the week already... The weekend is just around the corner... Here is one for today:
" Most often, gentleness and politeness are considered or mistaken as traits of meekness or cowardice. The strongest people are the ones who are gentle, soft and immensely polite."
Copyright ? 2007 Lakkoju Goutham
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Lots of Love
Dawn
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Right back at ya Dawny!Quote:
Originally posted by Russell1:
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Dawn
You Rock!
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Gus
Thanks Gus... You are a great guy.. Here is one to get us through this Thursday:
" Always set the bar for your goals higher than you think you can jump. If you reach for it and fall, as long as you get up and give it another shot, then you will have accomplished more than you ever thought was possible. And the day that you do achieve that goal, it will be the best feeling in the world."
Author Unknown
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Lots Of Love
Dawn
It is Friday and it is going to be a Crazy day at work. But I will get through it. I alwasys do.. Anyway here is one to get everyone through the weekend:
" Feel free to tell yourself that you are the greatest of all. It's not being cocky; it's being your own motivator. No one in the entire world will audition to play that role except for you."
Author Unknown
Have A Great Day and Weekend
Lots Of Love
Dawn
I can't believe it is Monday already.. I didn't really have that great of a weekend... But this is going to be a great week.. Here is one to start it out:
" A true leader is a person who sees light when there is only darkness."
Written in 2006 by Jordan Van Flute
Have A Great Day
Lots Of Love
Dawn