Our school community said good bye to a friend today. He was someone that everyone is happy for having known. He and his partner taught me wonderful lessons about love, about giving with everything you can, about being a friend and about living life on purpose.
During the memorial speeches made by his family, friends and co-workers, I was overwhelmed with a desire to make sure that when I pass, these beautiful things could be said about me. I know it's a bit selfish, but I hope that he would forgive me for wanting to learn from his successes and challenges.
I've learned that I need to treat everyone well. To reach out when someone asks for help and to feel comfortable reaching out myself. I need to pay attention to life. It's happening now, I should be taking advantage of it rather than whiling my hours away watching streaming TV (the studying I find acceptable though). I learned to love completely, fully and not worry about other people's prejudices.
I need to travel. I need to respect my family and encourage their respect of me. Chocolate is a perfectly acceptable way to buy friends, and it's OK to insist that people smile when they take any that I offer. One can live elegantly and fully on a modest salary. Making one's home means making it feel like home for everyone you love.
Admit when I make a mistake. Eat well but never too much. Drink well but never too much. Our time is not our own. Our friends' time is not their own either. Except lunch time.
Lunch time should never be messed with. It is a precious, recharging and essential part of everyone's day.
During the memorial speeches made by his family, friends and co-workers, I was overwhelmed with a desire to make sure that when I pass, these beautiful things could be said about me. I know it's a bit selfish, but I hope that he would forgive me for wanting to learn from his successes and challenges.
I've learned that I need to treat everyone well. To reach out when someone asks for help and to feel comfortable reaching out myself. I need to pay attention to life. It's happening now, I should be taking advantage of it rather than whiling my hours away watching streaming TV (the studying I find acceptable though). I learned to love completely, fully and not worry about other people's prejudices.
I need to travel. I need to respect my family and encourage their respect of me. Chocolate is a perfectly acceptable way to buy friends, and it's OK to insist that people smile when they take any that I offer. One can live elegantly and fully on a modest salary. Making one's home means making it feel like home for everyone you love.
Admit when I make a mistake. Eat well but never too much. Drink well but never too much. Our time is not our own. Our friends' time is not their own either. Except lunch time.
Lunch time should never be messed with. It is a precious, recharging and essential part of everyone's day.
Footprints In Our Hearts
Some people move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same again.
Author Unknown
In case you're thinking that there has been a lot of talk of death, funerals and the like in here lately, you're right. It's also why I haven't been posting much lately. My thoughts have been too big to put into blog form.
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