The Parade Has Passed me By!

Homecoming starts next week at Southeast University  --For almost 30 years I was instrumental in making it happen and I rode in that parade and waved like I had no other responsibility.  It was fun to be associated with something which gave so many people so much pleasure.

Juan Crites sent a picture of me in the Parade last week and I loved it.  Her son, Luke, rode in the car with me (so young) and I enjoyed the memory of it all.    And am I sorry that I can truthfully say that the Parade has passed me by!  Absolutely not!   Time goes on.  Changes go on.   Do I spend time bemoaning the fact that things are not the same, etc.  Not a minute!

I have a life away from waving in a parade.  It was a great ride!  But I am so happy that I don't have to do that kind of work now for a weekend of events.  Now, I am happy that I have time to work on other projects and to spend my leisure time actually listening to television, friends and making life still happen for me.  

The Parade has passed me by!  But life has not passed me by!  It is out there for my choosing and taking.  And I am so grateful for each day.  Another lesson I have learned!