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Archana Kapoor Nagpal is an internationally published author of four books. She often participates in the short story competitions, and her winning stories are now part of international anthologies. She has seen her short stories, poems and Haiku published in other anthologies as well She has also been actively involved in the editing, proofreading and book designing of various anthologies. You can read more about her writing career at the below link: https://www.facebook.com/archanaknagpal/

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Do you Dust Your Life???


Remember...a
layer of dust protects the Wood beneath it.

'A
house becomes
a
home when
you can write 'I love you' on
the
furniture.'

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend
making sure things were just perfect - 'in case
someone came over'
Finally
I realized one day that no-one came over; they
were all out living life and having
fun!??


NOW,
when
people visit,
I don't have
to explain
the 'condition' of
my home.


They are more interested in hearing about the things
I've been doing while I was away living life and
having fun.
If you haven't
figured this out yet, please heed this advice.


Life is short. Enjoy it!

Dust if you must..........



but
wouldn't it be better to paint a picture or
write a letter,

bake
cookies or a cake and lick
the spoon or plant a seed,

ponder
the difference between want and
need?!

Dust if you must,

but
there's not much time . . . .


with
beer to drink , rivers to swim and mountains to
climb
,
music
to hear and books to read, friends to cherish
and life to lead.


Dust if you must,


but
the world's out there with the sun in your
eyes,

the wind in your hair,

a flutter of snow, a shower of rain.

This
day will not come around,
again.

Dust if you must,

but bear in mind, old age
will come and it's not kind. . .


And
when you go - and go you must - you, yourself
will make more dust!

A good environment is when you don’t dust your life by spending on things that need no attention!!!