Two Days

There are two days in every week, about which we should not worry,
Two days which should be kept from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares,
Its faults and blunders; its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot erase a single word we said.
Yesterday is beyond recall.

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow,
With its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promises, and perhaps its poor performance.
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.
Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendour or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day - Today.
Anyone can fight the battles of just one day.
It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternity's,
Yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down.
It is not the experience of today that drives us mad.
It is the remorse or bitterness for something, which happened yesterday, or the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us therefore do our best to live but one day at a time.

Author: Jennifer Kritsch

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time

That I'd see you fall asleep,

I would tuck you in more tightly

and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time

that I see you walk out the door,

I would give you a hug and kiss

and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time

I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,

I would video tape each action and word,

so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,

I could spare an extra minute

to stop and say "I love you,"

instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time

I would be there to share your day,

Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,

so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow

to make up for an oversight,

and we always get a second chance

to make everything just right.

There will always be another day

to say "I love you,"

And certainly there's another chance

to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,

and today is all I get,

I'd like to say how much I love you

and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,

young or old alike,

And today may be the last chance

you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,

why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes,

you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time

for a smile, a hug, or a kiss

and you were too busy to grant someone,

what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,

and whisper in their ear,

Tell them how much you love them

and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"

"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "its okay."

And if tomorrow never comes,

you'll have no regrets about today.

Author - Erma Bombeck