Mar 10
8
A Matter of Life & Death
As I have puzzled over a blog topic for the day, I thought about many subjects. I have written one on spring, one on judgement, and had a few other thoughts bouncing around my brain waves…but nothing felt right. Then I thought about blogging about death. No. I couldn’t do that. It would be too heavy. Too serious. But the thought continued…& then came a phone call. The familiar voice on the other end of the line shared news of a loved one’s passing. And so I share a few thoughts:
We have many gifts to rejoice about through this existence–life itself, opportunities to grow, learning, relationships, connections–the list goes on and on and on…and then, our time for learning in this life shifts, and we move onto a different sphere. Whatever you believe, I hope you feel that this moving on is a blessing and not a curse. I do.
And so we live, and we die, and we leave a legacy. What are you leaving? Our loved one left a legacy of laughter, of love for God, of loyalty to family. I pray I will build upon her legacy and that all who know her will be comforted.
One of my favorite songs shares the sentiment of what would happen if today was the only day you had on earth. What would you do? How would you spend today? What have you neglected to say that you need to share? Will you have the courage to share it today?
I hope you will feel this message: live life with laughter; live with loyalty to those you care about; live with love and LIVE TODAY. You never know…
