This past weekend my wife’s mother passed away. Gertie lived to ripe old age of 92. She was a remarkable woman who was not only the matriarch of her immediate family but was also for the entire clan.
As my wife Susanne went through her old pictures I was reminded of how the wheels of time keep marching on. Susanne would show me some pictures and I would say when was that? I would be surprised at the years that have slipped by from when some of those pictures were taken and where we are today.
Pictures are amazing ways to look into our past, our parents past and even our grandparents past. There are even older pictures that are weathered and worn. Many of these photos are of people who have passed on yet when I look at them I can’t help but ask…”What did they wish for? Did they accomplish all that they aspired to be, do and have?” Did they ever realize the legacy that they were creating?
It is gentle reminder of our lives today…are we living a life well lived? Are we accomplishing all that we aspire to be, do and have?
Are there any dreams and goals that are on hold? Is there someone we should talk to? Are waiting until NEXT year to take that trip of a lifetime?
What can we do differently right now to set the course towards those dreams we have put on hold? Who can we help right now and make a difference in their lives?
Start planning that trip, don’t wait.
Anyone who has experienced a health crisis must surely know aspiring to be, do and have in all that we are is the best we can do. Take care of yourself. We are only here for a short time on the earthly plain yet the time we have we can accomplish so much. The legacy we are creating will be amazing…don’t you think?
There may be a day that someone will look through those old pictures of us. Perhaps it will be one of our children or one of grandchildren or even our great grandchildren. Perhaps they will look into those eyes that were frozen in time so many years ago and ask…”What did they wish for? Did they accomplish all that they aspired to be, do and have?”
I know I want my answer to be that I did my best! That I was in continual motion to reach my dreams and goals. I may not have achieved and succeeded in everything but I got in the game, took some chances and took action to be, do, and have along the way.
As we say goodbye to my wife Susanne’s mom, my adopted mom, I know that she got in the game, took some chances and took action to be, do, and have along the way and as a result has left a legacy that is boundless.
How about you?
In health,
Your OneHipGuy
John