[Vision2020] Fw: Love Ya (Warning: This is innocent and sweet...)

[Linda Pall]

Dear Visionaries....

Warning: cynics beware. What follows is innocent and sweet... and requires a certain amount of charity on the reader's part...

I know some of you will gag at the saccharine quality of what follows but withold judgment and extend a little kindness in recognition of the underlying sentiment which is this: Spread some love and good wishes to people who make the world more interesting, sometimes more irritating but certainly richer and more challenging. I was thinking of you as I went through today's e-mails and feeling thankful that you and this listserve exists, even with my occasional concerns over both.

This Linda who has sent the message below is a member of my highschool class in The Dalles, Oregon, from years ago when dinosaurs ruled the earth. She is thinking about her mortality and that of us all. 

I am grateful for all of you who read and many of you who respond to V2020... and while it may be presumptuous for a Jewish mother to extend greetings for this weekend, it's Passover and spring is really busting out all over!

ONE OTHER ITEM: check out the Council's Fiscal 2008 discussions Monday evening beginning at 5 and going to 9 PM. This will be a very important opportunity for citizens to see what's on our minds and what each of us hopes to see as a major commitment of the City during the coming fiscal year (October 07-September 08).

All the best and lots of love,

Linda

Linda Pall
Moscow City Council Member
Attorney at Law
"Civic Activist" (nomicur from 1975 Idahonian...)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Linda Zellman 
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:15 PM
Subject: Fw: Love Ya




 




      Subject: Love Ya



                    Love ya! 

            One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the
              warmth of their bedroom, 
            the wife was struck with the pain of learning 
            that sometimes there isn't anymore. 
            No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone
             calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." 
            Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away,
             never to return before we can say good-bye, 
            say "I love you."

            So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, 
            fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. 
            This is true for marriage ... and old cars .. and children with bad report
             cards, & dogs & cats with bad hips, 
            and aging parents and grandparents. 
            We keep them because they are worth it, 
            because we are worth it.

            Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we
             grew up with. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what. 

            Life is important, like people we know who are special, and so, We keep
             them close!

            I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'! Then I sent it
             to the people 
            I think of in the same way. 
            Now it's your turn to send this to all those people 
            who are "keepers" in your life, including the person who sent it if you
             feel that way. 
            Suppose one morning you never wake up, 
            do all your friends know you love them?

            I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or 
            next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds 
            needing to be healed, 
            friendships that needed rekindling, 
            or three words needing to be said.

            Let every one of your friends know you love them. 
            Even if you think they don't love you back, 
            you would be amazed at what those 
            three little words and a smile can do.

            And just in case 
            GOD calls me home ..... 

            I LOVE YA!!!



            Live today to the fullest because 
            tomorrow is not promised
           
            



      Linda         

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