tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post5147279276982572868..comments2023-04-09T06:02:58.923-04:00Comments on It Is What It Is: What a TripJudy Roneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-4504627327524405222009-07-14T08:09:10.569-04:002009-07-14T08:09:10.569-04:00Nice pictures, nice people, wonderful memories. M...Nice pictures, nice people, wonderful memories. My favorite photo is the very last one with Bill and the seagulls. I think you should enlarge that photo and frame it. Seriously.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-32958101774488373532009-07-13T09:20:36.355-04:002009-07-13T09:20:36.355-04:00Pam - Where to next? I hope to get into some of t...Pam - Where to next? I hope to get into some of the mystery trips though we were unable to make the July one. I look forward to that though. What a wonderful concept. Bill and I will be in Erie with all of you in October. Can't wait to meet the rest of your family and more friends. Then Bill and I have very loose plans of traveling the northwest: National Parks, Napa Valley, red wood forests , etc.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-50091956832795919282009-07-13T09:15:58.056-04:002009-07-13T09:15:58.056-04:00Wow, Kay and Alan.
The story "The Station&...Wow, Kay and Alan. <br />The story "The Station"and your comments are so right on. We have to enjoy the now and make the best of it. Tomorrow is just a dream, today is what we have. You two are certainly good examples of people who seize the day. We hope to seize many more of those days with you.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-53558832350854246962009-07-09T17:28:59.671-04:002009-07-09T17:28:59.671-04:00Hi Judy, et al, What a wonderful recap. Your com...Hi Judy, et al, What a wonderful recap. Your comments remind us (Kay and Alan) of a quite profound writing of Robert J. Hastings, "THE STATION," to which we should all pay much attention.<br /><br /> "Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at the crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls. <br /> But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering--waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.<br /> "When we reach the station, that will be it!" we cry. "When I'm 18." "When I buy a new 450 SL Mercedes Benz!" "When I put the last kid through college." "When I have paid off the mortgage!" "When I get a promotion." "When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!" <br /> Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. THE TRUE JOY OF LIFE IS THE TRIP! The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.<br /> "Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24: "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.<br /> So, stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-32496236546337720352009-07-09T10:01:28.103-04:002009-07-09T10:01:28.103-04:00Hi Judy, I'm so glad you and Bill had such a g...Hi Judy, I'm so glad you and Bill had such a great time...where to next? I'm sure there will be another exciting voyage in the works soon!Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458608238029551493.post-10223401324696371392009-07-08T06:39:53.071-04:002009-07-08T06:39:53.071-04:00What a memory !What a memory !Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007221742825011640noreply@blogger.com