I want to be remembered as a lady. I know what defines a lady is subjective but it's what I want people to remember me as. Someone who crossed her legs and sat straight up without thinking about it. Someone who wore dresses on a random Tuesday or Friday in December, March or June. Someone who cried when things made me happy and wasn't embarrased to cry when things made me sad. Someone who believed in appropriate behavior at the table (use your napkin, no belching or passing gas, use your cutlery). Someone who would send thank you cards frequently and seldom forgot a birthday. Someone who believed it was important to start the day with Goodmorning and end the day with Goodnight. Someone who smelled like lavender most times. There are probably a ton of things that I am forgetting or don't come to mind at the moment. But it's important that this is how my loved ones and family will remember me....
Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts
I had the opportunity yesterday to see my girlfriend's new baby girl. She is precious. She decided to come into the world months early so she's still in the hospital. But she is a fighter! She has shown that she wants to be here and is giving life her best shot. That strength and struggle is awesome to behold. Life begins with your first breath and ends with your last. When you're pregnant the doctors tell you when you can expect your child to be born but you don't know the exact moment that they will take their first breath. And when life ends you have no clue when the final breath will be taken. Knowing that puts life in perspective. What are you putting off for tomorrow because you assume you'll be here to do it? Is it resolving an issue with someone? Telling your child that you love them and are proud of them? Is it returning a phone call? Or maybe taking a much needed vacation? We are arrogant enough to believe that when we are ready we will have the opportunity to do these things. Your last breath will be just that....the final breath of air/energy in and out. What happens in between your first breath and last is entirely up to you. Make it count.
