The Santos Girls

The Santos Girls
Bela, Sara & Jessica;
Sharing Our Experiences with the loved ones of our lives in our adopted country--USA--! And, of our birth country Portugal. Also, all the places and amazing people that cross our paths every day or simply return back to our lives...
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Never doubt how much I appreciate you!

Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone. And I never see my old friends face, For life is a swift and terrible race, He knows I like him just as well, As in the days when I rang his bell. And he rang mine but we were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men. Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired of trying to make a name. "Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim Just to show that I'm thinking of him." But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And distance between us grows and grows. Around the corner, yet miles away, "Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today." And that's what we get and deserve in the end. Around the corner, a vanished friend. Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Don't be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you. Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late. Seize the day. Never have regrets. And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today.

OH CARLOS, THERE'S SO MUCH I WISH I COULD TELL YOU...BUT ALWAYS WAITED FOR A BETTER TIME...

MY DADDY...SO MUCH I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, SO MANY TIMES I WAITED UNTIL YOU WERE GONE JUST SO I COULD TALK TO MOM... AND IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW MUCH I MISS YOU AND HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID FOR ME. NO DAUGHTER WOULD LOVE YOU MORE THAN I DID, UNFORTUNATELY, NO DAUGHTER KEPT HER FEELINGS TO HERSELF THE WAY I DID. I AM SORRY THAT YOU SO SELDOM AND SOOOO RARELY HEARD ME SAY"I LOVE YOU", WELL DADDY. I DOOOOO. I NEED YOU SO MUCH. I WISH YOU WERE HERE WITH ME. MORE THAN YOU KNOW. AND YOU DO HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO LOVES YOU DEEPLY. I LOVE YOU DADDY. I AM SORRY THAT I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHILE YOU WERE ALIVE.

When I read this story it made me cry a lot and reminded me, just how we allow life to get the best of us...in fact is not life that gets the best of us...is STRESS. We should take the time to think about this and how important it is for us to take time to share our feelings with the people we love... my father always told me "Bela, if you love me, please let me know now, because after I'll die, I don't want you to go to the cemetery put flowers...I won't be there anymore". I know know daddy...I didn't know then. Life is to precious and many times we 'Survive", "Exist", but we don't live and don't take advantage of being here, now, today and be grateful for all that we have.

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