It was 9/11
about a week ago and I am reminded how fragile and precious life is. All those who lost their lives that day, headed
out that morning to work, boarded a plane, went out for a walk or started their
daily routine not knowing that it was their last. Their lives and the lives of
their loved ones altered forever in just a fraction of a moment. Just like
that.
I remember
when the son of a very good friend of ours died in a boating accident. He was
13! I recall hearing the news stunned in disbelief. He was my son’s hockey team
mate. He was out on their family boat on a long weekend in the summer when tragedy
struck. I still remember the faces of the family members at the funeral and my
son, along with five other team mates walking beside the casket. It hit home.
Life is precious. Not a single moment should ever be taken for granted.
That
experience taught me a lot.
·
Don’t
save things for special occasions
·
If
you have something nice to say to someone, say it. Don’t hold back
·
Pursue
your dreams – write them down, set goals and keep chipping away at them
·
Every
morning is a gift – treat it as such
·
Your
family is the most important thing in this world. Never ever take them for
granted
·
Don’t
put off things you can accomplish today
·
Cultivate
a grateful mindset
·
Never
sweat the small stuff – “Let it go” ~ Frozen
·
Appreciate
all the beauty around you
·
Live
in the moment. Appreciate it. Treasure it. Soak it in
·
LIVE
·
Life
is short – buy the shoes, take the trip, eat the cake
·
Know
that you CAN make a difference, even in the smallest of ways you can
·
There
is no such thing as a perfect time
I could
keep going on. We get so caught up with life and the littlest of things at times
that we forget to treasure the moment, enjoy the present and really and truly
be grateful for the gift we have called life. So, live it. Treasure it. Take it
in. Be ever so grateful for the gift of it.
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