To often I hear from people,
I should have! If I only would have!
Why didn't I do that? Or similar things.
We have no promise other than this minute.
We can do whatever we choose to do, Now!
Nothing is more important than this second in time!
Here is an example of one I did.:
My brother who was still in his 40's at the time. Was alawys asking me to come and enjoy time and sit in his hot tub. Well time and time again I said,"Awesome! I would love to. We will have to set a date to do that."
Time passed and this simply didn't happen.Life had to many things going on for me to take out 1 or 2 hours to simply do it. I had babies to attend to. Meals to make. Meetings to attend. And we can't forget,a house that was dirty and had to be cleaned.
Time passed and now he had offered this for well over 6 months. I never forgot, I simply was just to busy to take time out to play.
One day while I was doing my norml changing diapers/cooking/chasing kids etc. ... There was a knock at the door. It was two of my family members standing there. Both looking very serious. I invited them in and shortly after, they told me my brother had died in a snowmobile accient.My world was crushed. I could not concieve what was being said let alone absorb the news.I am not saying I hold guilt for not going to visit with him. But what I am saying is, I chose to do things that could have waited instead of creating a lasting memory with my brother.. Had I have chosen to go and spend time,we would have been a wonderful and cherrished memory now!
By the way, I do not recall what I cleaned or did that days I chose not to go...See what I mean!
Sharing moments together is what this life is all about. The connection of the sharing between two souls the key. Memories created through each of those times is what keeps you alive when you pass. It is also what helps those left behind to endure and heal.
Tell those you love today,that you love them. Let them hear from you face to face,the beautiful things you see in them. Remind them of of cherrished memorries you hold dear to your heart,about them. For tomorrow you may be saying, "If I would have only.....!"
A POEM:
Be Mindful of the Moment
bY: Neil Harding McAlister
The here and now is all we hold through times of joy and sorrow.
We may watch fulsome years unfold -- or may not see tomorrow.
Be mindful of the moment. Pay attention to each one.
The past has fled beyond our grasp, the future’s yet to come.
There is no way to measure what ensuing days might bring,
So seize the utmost pleasure found in every daily thing.
The road of life is far too short: no need to travel fast.
Investigate the wonders that lie strewn along the path.
The tender leaves on springtime trees, rough pebbles on the ground,
The snowflakes drifting on the breeze that fall without a sound,
Are all unique and precious, if we take the time to see.
No two have been identical in all eternity.
Is this not true of people too? Be mindful, then, of each.
Both strangers and those close to you have useful things to teach.
The two of us part richer if we pass the time of day,
And don’t just brush each other off, then hurry on our way.
Preoccupied by urgent schemes of business, love or power,
By gambling on our future dreams, we lose the present hour.
A life is forged of moments linked together like a chain.
Live each in full -- for down this road we shall not pass again.
