Just musing

Good morning. It is 'hump' day and my calendar has Navy Day printed on it. So let's salute the Navy!! Son John was a Navy man and enjoyed a short stint in Revere Beach, Massachusetts, a short few miles from my old stomping grounds when I was very young. I still have a newspaper clipping with his picture, along with a couple of buddies, and the caption said something about 'the Navy coming to town." He went on to spend time in Hawaii, imagine such duty . . . floating around in those big Navy submarine rescue ships discovering all kinds of things in and around the Islands. The old Coucal was one of the ships and I believe he spent a lot of time repairing it to keep it afloat before they put it into the mothball fleet. I remember writing and offering to send chewing gum and bailing wire. Those shark's teeth he used to enclose in his letters never did much for me as he was a diver and loved it, while old mother hen wondered if her teenage son would survive. That was a very long time ago but the memories linger and we should be very proud of our men and women in the Navy and the job they do for us. "Go Navy"!

How beautiful, such elegance, a picture that came with more roses of equal beauty in an e-mail about love and friendship, which I sent on so that each of you could enjoy it. It reminded me of words I had just read called "Time":

"Each morning we awaken to 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when day is done any remaining time is gone and not credited to us. " What we haven't lived is lost forever". Each morning refilled can dissolve anytime without warning. So what will you do with your seconds? Enjoy the day. enjoy life. Be kind and forgiving." So when you see a rose you will think of these words and remind yourself to live each second of your life.

So today, don't waste your time thinking about what if and could have or even that old should have . . . just get up, face your world and enjoy every second of it. I will . . . if you will . . . and smile even if it is through tears. "Smile when the world is new; smile when your feeling blue, ......la,la,la,.......smoke rings climb in the air so, dream, dream, dream . . . and la, la, la, la, la. Well I knew the words years ago and the memory lingers on. Bet you will be humming that a lot today. Hugs to all.