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My final thoughts on the people I have met in my life and what they have meant to me will be the thoughts I pass onto you now. Everyone who has come into my life has made some kind of impact on it- I have to say that even though I am not a religious person I do feel that the good Lord had put all of you in my path for one reason or another and I have to thank Him good or bad for all of that because you all have meant so much to me. And though I have NEVER asked anything of anyone in my life I will ask this as one favor from one and all- if I meant anything to anyone out there and you want to pass on a thought of me, then do something good for someone else. You see that person in the check out line who is short a few bucks- kick it in for them, you see a homeless person offer them a hot meal- if only something from McDonalds and watch how good you feel inside! I am going to let a lot of you in on some very personal aspects of the life I have lived in hopes that just a little kindness can be passed on and for those of you who didn't take the time to get to know me maybe you will understand me a little differently after reading what I have to say here.
"By the way.....the song that you're listening to as you visit my site (if your computer has sound and can play midi files) is none other than "What a Wonderful World"....which was the first song I heard my first day as a lifeguard on the beaches of Marthas Vineyard Island, years ago and now that I am back visiting I play it as i look out into the ocean reflecting on who and what I am. To this day, I still get teary-eyed when I hear it and it immediately brings me right back to all of you and the memories I will cherish forever!" "I hope you are reminded of me and you enjoy listening to it!!"
As morbid as it might sound: I know when I go I will be alone somewhere and no one will be the wiser or care enough to say anything good about me so I took it upon to write my own Obituary in hopes that someone, some day will read it and think about who the real Joshua was....
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A word to the wise.....
Ladies and Gentlemen, of my Graduating Class:
Wear... sunscreen!
If I could offer you only one tip for the future... sunscreen... would be... it!
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.
I will dispense this advice... now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind... You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in twenty years, you will look back at photos of yourself, and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how good you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind... the kind that blindside you at 4:00 PM on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing!
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss!
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead; sometimes you're behind... The race is long. And in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
... ... Stretch...
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you wanna do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at twenty-two what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting forty-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry... maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll have children... maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll divorce at forty. Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken at your seventy-fifth wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half-chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or of what other people think of it; it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
DANCE... Even if you have no where to do it but your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly!
Get to know you'll parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for a precious few who should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle. Because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York once... but leave, before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once... but leave, before it makes you soft.
Travel!
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young: prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children... respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're forty, it'll look eighty-five.
Be careful whose advice you buy. But... be patient with those who supply it. (advice is a form of nostalgia -- dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts... and recycling it for more than it's worth)
But trust me on the sunscreen...
So then people always ask what am I about and who is the person behind the smiles...well I don't like talking aboutmyself so I asked some of the people I have come in contact with through my life and proposed that same question to them....."Who is Josh?"...ps the art work you see here is also a part of me...."
"...Josh has always been a friend to me and my family and all I can say is Thank God for such a special person. josh has always been like a Big Brother to my two boys and I thank him for his work and tutoring."
"My GUARDIAN ANGEL! I Love you Joshua!"
"...he is the type of person who can get hit across the face and stand back up and offer you $10 for lunch...he has never said no to anyone in his life and yet people just keep abusing him for what they can get. Josh is not a stupid man, he just has too big of a heart for too many people and that will be the death of him."
"I was engaged to him for 5 years, we lived together and I can honestly say that I have never dated a more loving, caring, selfless person in my life. If things were different in both our lives right now I could so see myself getting back with him. He would give the shirt off his back to a stranger just to see them smile."
"When Josh first came to the Childrens Hospital dressed as Santa Clause with thousands of dollars in toys and treats for the children, I don't think there was a dry eye on the staff. I wish there were more people like him. In 3 years I never once saw him ask for a single donation or help to pay for the toys he brings to those less fortunate around the holidays."
"Josh is so pig headed sometimes and he needs to know he is not the center of attention all the time." (Yes I will include the bad with the good- by no means am I a Saint)
Feel free to email me at [email protected] as you can see I have the time to read everything!!!!
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