Honoring the Sunshine

Do you ever have moments in the grocery store, the airport, or the coffee shop, where you see someone out of your periphery who you know. You turn to look at them and maybe walk up to them and ask them how they have been, but then something stops you. It is not the person you think it is. The person you think it is, is no longer among the living. A few days ago this happened to me. I was in the airport, sitting down to drink my overpriced Starbucks tea, when I saw my Aunt Pam at LAX. Upon first sighting, nothing seemed odd about this acquaintance, until my memory kicked in. My soul reason for being at the airport was to gather with my family in her memory.

Our minds are beautiful body parts. Anything is possible, if only for a brief moment in time. Right now I want to take it all in, embrace the loss, learn about the finiteness of time and how we should cherish each moment. We should not wait to call our Grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, family, friends We should grasp everyday with positive love for the new day given to us. We should love until there is nothing left to love, find something or someone new, and love again. Hope until we are exhausted, sleep, and hope some more. We should take care of each other without asking questions and without expecting anything in return. We should be as selfless as our sanity allows. We should dream and chase those dreams until something forms out of them. We should travel the world, but return home every few months just to give the people who love us a hug.

Life is really hard and I have found that it never relents. It is in our handling of the world that builds or destroys our character. We must remain within reach of our homes and pass on our spirit. This is how we live forever.