Now working on another year of life … I can say that I’m better today than I was years, days, hours ago … yes, even hours – because each moment of life presents its own unique opportunity.
Speaking of unique opportunities...
From February 14-February 23, I sat vigil with my mother for 9 nights as she died after a decade long journey with Alzheimer's.
Mom, even in her dying process, had lessons to teach me, and I'm sure I'll share more about those lessons down the road.
For now, as I was thinking about what to share with you all this month, I was reminded of something I wrote back in February 2011 that feels very timely:
"We make choices not every day – but every hour, every minute. Life can change in a split second – that’s how long it takes to make a choice – am I going to be loving or hateful, am I going to shout or speak softly, am I going to be open or closed off …
Humans desire simple things – love, respect, friendship – but we’re stubborn. We refuse to give before we receive – I want mine before I’ll give you yours. But in the very next moment – you’re no longer there to receive and what I had to give is now worthless. So why hold on, hold back the love you are naturally driven to express?
What’s amazing to me is that, in those split-second moments, years are determined. Be mindful of your moments. Welcome love into each breath – look, gaze adoringly on the one’s you love – because – in the very next minute – they may no longer be standing before you."
Here's to minding our moments,
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