Things That I Have Been Learning Tuesday....Each Life That Touches Ours for Good
The past two months unfortunately have lost some people I love very much, people who changed my life and people I am honored to have known, people who have been huge blessings in my life. My parents have always told me that actions speak louder than words. That the true measure of a person is by how they live their lives.
We all need that friend that we can rely on no matter what, the friend that encourages up to be better, holds us accountable to our own goals and dreams, the person that will listen to us cry when we are heartbroken. Of course we want the person to have fun with and joys with, but we all need the person that makes us feel as though we aren't alone, and that someone understands us.
Unfortunately we never know what tomorrow brings. I think of the things that I would say to the people I have lost if they were here. I think of the things that I would want them to know, the two things that I would want them to know is love and appreciation. I would want them to know beyond a shadow of a doubt of my love for them, and what they mean to me, I would also want them to know that I appreciate them and that they have made a difference. I would want them to know that my life was profoundly better because they were in it. So here I am, some days are better than others. The ones we love never truly leave us, even if it feels that way. One of my favorite movies is It's a Wonderful Life. In that movie there is a quote that says" No man is a failure who has friends". I hope to be the friend that gives lots of people wings, that gives them the support to soar. Selfishly I miss my friends, but I will be forever grateful for the role they were in my life and the lessons I have learned. It has been a hard year, I don't think I could have made it without them, so its heartbreaking to close out the year without them, Hopefully part of their legacy can be seen in how I live my life.
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