Why If Tomorrow Never Comes? Would you Regret what you did not tell someone?
I had the thoughts…to send that text, to thank someone for a kind gesture and offer my appreciation for all she/he/they do/does/did……to tell someone how much she/he/they mean to me or how much I have loved them… We’ve all had those thoughts, and some of those have remained just that…thoughts not come to fruition.
While I intentionally make a concerted effort to express my love and appreciation to others, there have been instances I hesitated for one too many moments, and the opportunity was lost. Recently, I had that happen again. I had wanted to express my deepest gratitude to this amazingly compassionate/patient/intelligent/beautiful human, the Nurse Practitioner who cared for My Dad, My Aunt, and most recently my Father In Law after their stem-cell transplants.
(Yes, all three have needed stem cell transplants for related but different cancers, which seems like an incredibly unlikely coincidence but that is a topic for another time…)
I got distracted, and the moment was lost. I learned she had died suddenly and tragically a few days later. The moment is gone forever….
Why do we hesitate? Why do we think we have tomorrow to share our love for others, to really take the precious unknown number of moments we have on this earth, to tell others we love them? Why do we squander the moments we have, naively believing we are going to be afforded more?
My heart aches for her family. My heart aches for her in her final moments and prays she knows how special she was to many. I hope we all truly know this, I hope we all feel on a deep spiritual level how precious we are in this world. There is only one Y-O-U and Y-O-U are a miracle in this vast world that deserves to be celebrated and honored and cherished.
Each
and
Every
One
Of
Us
Deserves to know and feel appreciated and loved.
This Holiday season, may you carry a few reminders with you…
Take the time. Make the call. Send the text. Go the extra mile.
Forgive. Even if the other person hasn’t shown he/she/they deserve to be forgiven, do it anyway. You deserve to have peace.
Love beyond measure. Learn to be comfortable with loving, even if it isn’t easy. even if it’s not reciprocated. If we love purely, we will live more fully without regrets.
Sit in the quiet of the lights, however, you celebrate. Sit. Meditate. Pray. Take in the beauty and splendor and magic that is this season.
Finally, if you have a thought about someone you want to express, please don’t squander that opportunity as sometimes, the opportunity is lost.
Wishing you all a joy-filled and peaceful holiday season no matter who you are, or what or if you celebrate. I see and honor all of you.
Peace…..
