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Across the Fence:  Life is too short  |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 3:05:30 PM
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Hi Ladies ~ My newspaper had an intersting column this morning about some folks who made up a "Life's too short" list and I thought it might be a good topic for discussion on our forum.
Answers were things like Life's too short to spend time with toxic people, to feel obliged to repond "ok"to every request for their time, even when they didn't want to do what was being requested, to not finish bad books, to not drink whole milk, etc. I really found it fun and exciting.
So let go - what is on your list of "life's too short"?
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
218 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 3:09:03 PM
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What do you mean life is too short? Heck it's the longest thing we ever do.........lolol
I couldn't resist, it was in an email I rec'd the other day.
Cheers,
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 4:31:56 PM
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| I have to say some parts of life are too short and others I can't figure out the purpose of. The time I had with my kids when they were little was WAY too short, so life is too short to take your kid's childhood for granted. |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 4:33:17 PM
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Life's too short to go to bed angry.
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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wallflower
True Blue Farmgirl
101 Posts
Holly
East Walpole
MA
USA
101 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 5:56:32 PM
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Life is too short--hug your kids, parents (Mom and Dad), spouse as often as possible! Don't forget to say 'I love you.'
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 6:09:10 PM
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Life's too short to sweat the small stuff. I personally have had to work on that one.
Life's too short to not keep in touch with family and friends - they could be gone in a flash.
Life's too short to keep a grudge - drop it and get on with your life.
Life's too short, in general. Live it to the fullest.
Peace and love,
Annie |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 6:59:29 PM
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Life's too short to hold onto anger...to use "fake" cream in your coffee...to not just go ahead and wear the red nail polish...to put off feeling joy because of your circumstances...
Patricia - I love reading these - thanks for starting the topic!
XOXO, Libbie
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 7:01:29 PM
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| Life's too short to pass up homemade cookies or good champagne. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 7:12:28 PM
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Life is too short to worry about every little thing.
Life is too short to use fat free anything
Life is too short to not take advantage of every single day we have--whether it's to do something big or nothing at all, whatever makes us happy.
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Harmony
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
USA
25 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 8:50:25 PM
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Life's too short to say, "I'll follow my dreams tomorrow."
What a great topic...thanks Patricia!
"Have a belief in yourself bigger than anyone's disbelief." -- August Wilson |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 8:56:53 PM
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I second the "Life's too short to sweat the small stuff"!
Life's too short to try to control what you really have no control over.
Life's too short to worry about what others think of you.
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/
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MamaHumbird
True Blue Farmgirl
116 Posts
Holly
Cleveland
Missouri
USA
116 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 9:00:44 PM
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Life is too short to have self pitty. Be happy with what you have and if you want something more really bad, then work for it.
Life is too short not to enjoy some of the most wonderful gifts God gives us, like our spouse and our children.
Thanks for such a great topic. If you think about it hard enough, the other "stuff" doesn't seem to matter.
Holly |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 9:02:49 PM
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Life's to short to worry period.
Enjoying life. |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 10:13:20 PM
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Wow, what great answers! I'll bet we could discuss this one all day! Thanks for responding, farmgirls!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
Take me home, country roads |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 10:21:19 PM
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Life is to short to worry about what the neighbors or Jone's think!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~
est. 1971 |
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Shirlaroo
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Shirley
Australia
297 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 10:27:58 PM
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Life is too short to not use your good china. Drag it out of the cupboard and use it every day, not just at Christmas.
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Edited by - Shirlaroo on Aug 16 2007 10:33:11 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 10:42:20 PM
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I'm with ya Jenny!
Life is too short to not be whoever you want to be. |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:24:10 PM
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LOL Good one Aunt jenny!!!!!!
Enjoying life. |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:53:25 PM
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Oldie but goodie... Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff.
...and I'm totally on board with you Jenny. Too funny! That would also have to include underwear with shot elastic.
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 12:43:45 AM
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Life's too short to not travel many different paths with great curiosity!
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 06:21:20 AM
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Life is too short-
1) To worry about reaching perfection- house, kids, money, clothes, body, relationships, etc- just let it be and LIVE each moment
2) to be Unhappy- you can always change and get out of any rut- you just want to have the will to!!!
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 07:30:59 AM
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| I say amen to all you ladies!!! Especially Aunt Jenny! I think Life's too short to wear any underwear at all!!!(I do -but don't like too! LOL!!!)Heck! I'd wear my pjs all day if I could!! |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 09:03:36 AM
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I LOVE these! And since my husband and I were talking about similar stuff over lunch today, I have to add
Life is too short, so remember to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and enjoy it to the fullest! We tend to have so many (mental) to do lists, to have lists, to accomplish lists, that maybe when we are in a really good moment in time, we are preoccupied to the point that we miss it. NEVER POSTPONE JOY! Love ya'll! Nance |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 12:47:07 PM
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What a great thread...
Life's too short to hold a grudge
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Life's too short to live in a small mind.
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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