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Do It All

When you are young do it all.
Every single thing you ever dreamed of doing.
Because when you are older
The inclination is there, but the knees are not.
The teeth are crumbling.
The back wants to sleep.

Seize your opportunities.
Let no one talk you out of them.
Limit yourself to no one.
Give yourself to no one.
Keep yourself young and free and do it all.
After that you can worry about love.

10th grade11th grade12thfree verse

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Ann Foster

Date: 6/2/2019 8:05:00 PM

I found this profoundly true. Thank you.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/2/2019 8:52:00 PM

Thank you Ann. You know it when you are living it.

Ann Gilmour

Date: 2/19/2019 4:54:00 PM

This is so true Caren, my back is always asleep nowadays, and still there is so much to do... Such a great write Caren with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/19/2019 6:34:00 PM

Thank you Ann. I appreciate your stop by and your comment.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/19/2019 2:34:00 PM

i'll drink to that, caren... very fine reminder on how to seize the moment!.. huggs

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/19/2019 6:32:00 PM

"Seize the day" is what I am always thinking of.

M. L. Kiser

Date: 2/19/2019 8:53:00 AM

Excellent advice...this is all so true.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/19/2019 6:32:00 PM

Thank you my friend. I appreciate the stop by.

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/18/2019 10:11:00 PM

Good advice, Caren. Nobody appreciates youth as much as they should when young. I took a sabbatical around 30 and went back to university full time... I cherished every single second.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/19/2019 5:34:00 AM

I am so glad that you did. I know you loved that, Line, and they probably loved being around you.