Life shouldn’t be squandered

Today I found out that my daughter’s best friend’s mother is dying of cancer. My daughter is not yet 29 so this woman who is dying is probably my age. I feel sad for this family. This woman gave herself to her children and her marriage. She always put her family first. Her oldest had her first child this year. She has been able to meet her first grandchild who was just born a few months ago. But this child will not have the good fortune of knowing his grandmother personally. Like in so many families, the mother is the center of it all. With her gone, things are just not the same. I am reminded to be grateful for having my mother with me still, she is 75. I am grateful to be of good health for my daughters.

It also makes me realize that life shouldn’t be squandered. A day should not pass that you don’t tell the people you love, that you love them. Savor every memory you can make with them. Cherish every conversation you can have. Remember every happy time. Don’t waste time with the petty, insignificant squabbles. Put things in perspective. Share yourself to the fullest.

I hope that those whom I love, know I love them. I hope that I don’t let the opportunity to laugh with them pass by. Life is too short. Our time on this earth is limited. Don’t waste it. Make your life count for something. Not in material things that mean nothing, but invest in your relationships, invest in people. Live your life with no regrets. I don’t want to get to the end of mine wishing I had done more or loved more or anything more. I want to get to the end of mine and think I lived my life to the fullest.