Wisdom

---------------------- Forwarded by Susan M Scott/HOU/ECT on 03/27/2000 12:00
PM ---------------------------

Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.

From: "Jennifer Bowles" <jkbowles@hotmail.com<
03/27/2000 11:24 AM

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Subject: Wisdom

Disclaimer: I do not like forwards.

Grandma sent this to me today and I thought it was good advice for "us
kids"... have a great day.

Love,

Jen

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<Wisdom:
<
<We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have
<a
<baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old
<enough
<and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated
<that
<we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are
<out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when
<our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are
<able
<to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
<
<The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not
<now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to
<admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite
<quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had
<seemed
<to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some
<obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some
<unfinished
<business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would
<begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles WERE my "life."
<
<This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
<Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and
<treasure
<it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to
<spend
<your time with...and remember that time waits for no one.
<
<So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
<until
<you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
<until
<your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until
<you
<get married, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a
<new
<car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until Spring, until
<Summe
<until Fall, until Winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or
<fifteenth,
<until your song comes on to decide that there is no better time than
<right
<now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
<
<(author unknown)
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