Time and time again, I mention the idea of never taking NOW for granted. A couple of weeks ago, some friends of ours lost their mother to a sudden heart attack. My heart, my prayers, and my thoughts are with the family. Of course it is incidences like this that make you think more about the "NOW".
I had the opportunity last night to chat with an old friend from high school. We grew up together playing baseball and my last couple of years his dad was even my coach. About a year ago, he too lost his mom. I have no doubts that his mom is on his mind daily. To add to the pain, he has to do his best at helping his dad cope with the loss. I can't even imagine the pain. Dustin, your a great man and awesome son!!!
Working with Hospice patients, we see this pain of loss almost on a daily basis. While I think one has to put up some sort of wall in order to deal with this, I also want my staff to understand loss and the pain that comes with it. On the flip side though, I hope they will also learn from it. Cherish the moment and cherish those closest to us.
If you work in health care and make every opportunity to treat every individual as if they are family, then God Bless you!! I think the ability to lay your heart out there while knowing in the end it's gonna hurt like heck, you have given possibly the best gift to someone who otherwise may have no one. There is no greater gift than the giving of your time. Give a lonely person 10 minutes of your time and you will have made their day, quite possibly their year.
Wanna know where I fail most when it comes to my time................my kids. While I do my best to give them quality time, I can do better. Ronan Thompson changed my life. This little boy changed the way I view my time with my kids. If Keevan, my little 4 year old was diagnosed with a terminal disease, how much more special would I make the time we have together? Hellooooo!!!! Live NOW! Play tractors now! Play super heroes now! Take that bike ride now!!
We never know what tomorrow may bring. Make the most of today. What if tomorrow was your last day..... will those closest to you become even more important? I don't want to sound gloomy, in fact I want you to celebrate each moment, each day!! Why the heck not? Are today's problems really any worse than yesterdays? Didn't you get through today just fine? Why not get through it with a positive state of mind? Cherish it! Why do we hold ourselves back? Have you ever saw the movie "Coach Carter", I love this quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Don't Be Afraid to Shine!!
My wife has this quote on our wall, "Live, Laugh, and Love"
Shouldn't we all focus on this. Cherish the moment folks!!! All the shitty stuff will still be there tomorrow. Focus on the good!!
One more quote, ""The way to examine whether we are doing what Jesus Christ wants us to do is to look at the habits of our life in three domains—physical, emotional, and intellectual. The best scrutiny we can give ourselves is along this line: Are my bodily habits chaste? Is my emotional nature inordinate? Is my intellectual life insubordinate?" --Oswald Chambers, in Biblical Ethics from the Quotable Oswald Chambers
Have a great day!!!
I had the opportunity last night to chat with an old friend from high school. We grew up together playing baseball and my last couple of years his dad was even my coach. About a year ago, he too lost his mom. I have no doubts that his mom is on his mind daily. To add to the pain, he has to do his best at helping his dad cope with the loss. I can't even imagine the pain. Dustin, your a great man and awesome son!!!
Working with Hospice patients, we see this pain of loss almost on a daily basis. While I think one has to put up some sort of wall in order to deal with this, I also want my staff to understand loss and the pain that comes with it. On the flip side though, I hope they will also learn from it. Cherish the moment and cherish those closest to us.
If you work in health care and make every opportunity to treat every individual as if they are family, then God Bless you!! I think the ability to lay your heart out there while knowing in the end it's gonna hurt like heck, you have given possibly the best gift to someone who otherwise may have no one. There is no greater gift than the giving of your time. Give a lonely person 10 minutes of your time and you will have made their day, quite possibly their year.
Wanna know where I fail most when it comes to my time................my kids. While I do my best to give them quality time, I can do better. Ronan Thompson changed my life. This little boy changed the way I view my time with my kids. If Keevan, my little 4 year old was diagnosed with a terminal disease, how much more special would I make the time we have together? Hellooooo!!!! Live NOW! Play tractors now! Play super heroes now! Take that bike ride now!!
We never know what tomorrow may bring. Make the most of today. What if tomorrow was your last day..... will those closest to you become even more important? I don't want to sound gloomy, in fact I want you to celebrate each moment, each day!! Why the heck not? Are today's problems really any worse than yesterdays? Didn't you get through today just fine? Why not get through it with a positive state of mind? Cherish it! Why do we hold ourselves back? Have you ever saw the movie "Coach Carter", I love this quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Don't Be Afraid to Shine!!
My wife has this quote on our wall, "Live, Laugh, and Love"
Shouldn't we all focus on this. Cherish the moment folks!!! All the shitty stuff will still be there tomorrow. Focus on the good!!
One more quote, ""The way to examine whether we are doing what Jesus Christ wants us to do is to look at the habits of our life in three domains—physical, emotional, and intellectual. The best scrutiny we can give ourselves is along this line: Are my bodily habits chaste? Is my emotional nature inordinate? Is my intellectual life insubordinate?" --Oswald Chambers, in Biblical Ethics from the Quotable Oswald Chambers
Have a great day!!!
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