Life is a journey and a journey must come to an end. It is so sad to say goodbye to those we love. My husbands oldest (yes he is turning 40 this year but I do not mean old in age but years together LOL) dearest friend lost his father this week. It has our hearts sad for them. Ken was a wonderful man and a great father and grandfather. He will be missed.
When your heart is sad you get thinking about the meaning of life and your journey.
It brings me to a thought that has crossed my mind a lot the last few years-why is it that it takes a crisis or a holiday to get together with those who truly matter to us? This question is actually something that makes my soul hurt. As the stores open more and the jobs go 24 hours people spend less and less time together. We see the suffering all over the world and we hear all the time how rich we are in this country yet I think we are poor at heart. Sure we are rich in wealth but we lack the sense to do what is truly heartfelt and good for us. We are so busy making money for all the material things that we forget to laugh and play. My brother came back from a trip to Europe a few years ago and he told me we sure do things wrong over here. He said their society works yes but they know how to live. He said they do not work themselves to death and take way more holidays then us. They had better health because of it too.
I know Andie and I have fallen in this category too lately. Last year we went the whole year with out seeing his sister and I do not even think we had made it for a visit with his best friend and his family. It really makes me sad. My own father saw the kids less then a handful of times because of our different schedules. (It is not that we do not try)I know that some of this can not be changed over night but Andie and I have been aware of it for some time now. We have moved in a direction with our lives to try and change some of this. We want to look back at the end of this year and smile knowing that yes we had to work but boy did we play…with our kids, the dog, family and friends. That we truly lived!
Here is a little something a friend emailed me last week. I am not sure its origin but I thought it very appropriate:
HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others.. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do.. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. P rob lems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28.. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change…
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Pass this on to others. |
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