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>                  IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
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>                      I would have invited friends over to
>                      dinner even if the carpet was
>                      stained and the sofa faded.
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>                      I would have eaten the popcorn in
>                      the "GOOD" living room and
>                      worried much less about the dirt
>                      when someone wanted to light a fire
>                      in the fireplace.
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>                      I would have taken the time to
>                      listen to my grandfather ramble
>                      about his youth.
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>                        I would never have insisted the car
>                      windows be rolled up on a
>                      summer day because my hair had just
>                      been teased and sprayed.
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>                      I would have burned the pink candle
>                      sculpted like a rose before it
>                      melted in storage.
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>                      I would have sat on the lawn with my
>                      children and not worried
>                      about grass stains.
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>                      I would have cried and laughed less
>                      while watching television and
>                      more while watching life.
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>                      I would have gone to bed when I was
>                      sick instead of pretending the
>                      earth would go into a holding
>                      pattern if I weren't there for the
>                      day.
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>                      I would never have bought anything
>                      just because it was practical,
>                      wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed
>                      to last a lifetime.
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>                      Instead of wishing away nine months
>                      of pregnancy, I'd have
>                      cherished every moment realizing
>                      that the wonderment growing inside
>                      me was the only chance in life to
>                      assist God in a miracle.
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>                      When my kids kissed me impetuously,
>                      I would never have said,
>                      "Later.  Now go get washed up for dinner."
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>                      There would have been more "I love you's"
>                      and more "I'm sorry's"
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>                       .....but mostly, given another shot
>                      at life, I would seize every
>                      minute.....look at it and really see
>                      it ... live it ... and never give it back.
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