UPS AND DOWNS

There are times I don’t want to be reminded (as crazy as it sounds)

how life is always changing…how it’s a series of ups…and downs.

We’ve seen many things in life that have made us laugh…as time’s gone by…

We’ve seen many things that have made us weep…that have brought tears into our eyes. 

We had just spent a beautiful day together…and…as that day came to an end…

We received the news that cancer had invaded another friend.

We’ve felt the joy of friends and family and pets who have taught us how to fly…

We have felt the sadness and the pain of when it came time to say goodbye.

I’ve been lucky in my life for whenever an up or a down has found its way to me…

my first thoughts have always landed on my friends and family. 

I think of life as a roller coaster ride…and again…as crazy as it sounds…

I use to think the best I could do is hold on tight through all its ups and downs.

But I have come to realize the best way to enjoy this ride…

is to experience every up and down…with friends and family by my side.

Whether holding on for dear life…or riding with my hands up in the air…

it’s nice to look around and know my friends and family are there.

So to my friends and family…it its any consolation…

as you ride your roller coaster of life…I offer this revelation…

When the ups of life have you feeling joy

or the downs have you feeling blue…

look to your right…

or to your left…

I’ll be riding next to you.