How Are You........?

[RALPH]

Every Day I am asked "How are You?"
My response is always, "Fine, thank you "
But what I would really like to say is, "Yes ... I am O.K."

In fact I am pretty darn good!
I Have My Sight ...
although not perfect, I can still see the glorious sunsets, the antics of a puppy, the smile of a child, and the most important ...
I can see if there are any bugs in my food..

I Have My Hearing ...
even though impaired I can hear the music that takes
the wrinkles out of my day. I can hear others tell me they love me!
And every morning I can hear the snap, crackle, pop
..even if it isn't all in the cereal.

I Have My sense Of Smell ...
although marred with allergies I could tell if the house is on fire. Oh and isn't it heavenly to smell that first cup of coffee in the morning ?

I Still Have My Sense Of Taste ...
I can tell when something has gone bad or sour,
even though I have to wonder about my own cooking sometimes.

I Still Have My sense Of Touch ...
even though some people say I am really touched ...
The joy of touching another, loving another,
petting your dog or cat, makes you feel you are not alone...

I am O.K. you see.
I can walk, even though I may stumble --
I can talk, sometimes without stopping --
I can laugh, even when nothing is funny --
and I can cry, when sad or even happy.....
In fact, I think I am better than just Okay!
So How are YOU?

R~

[jim]

Oh Ralph, you did it to me again.
You had me thinking all positive, so I jumped up & ran to the bathroom to look
in the mirror & the wife came running when she heard what she called a blood
curtling scream as I saw who I thought was Freddie Cuger looking back at me,
darn is he ugly.

So you know what you can do with your
positive attitude, RIGHT? .........j
im

[goldhart]

Boy Ralph you are getting poetic! Enjoyed that post! My father got tired of saying he was ok so to be different he would answer "I'm doing good but I'll get over it". Half the time it went right over the other person's head! Dan3

[RALPH]

Goldie.............

I wish I could take credit for that post,
unfortunately, that work is far beyond my
talent.

The author is unknown.

I thought the piece was worth sharing, hope
you enjoyed it........

R~

[OT]

What's most important Ralphie, you have a GREAT sense of humor and we all love that about you.

OT

[doublet2a]

Good one Ralph, I especially like the snap, crackle, pop! ;D If you don't hear them, you can still feel them, right???

HH Tim & Teresa