It has been awhile since I last wrote and a lot has happened since then.
In my journey with a hip replacement the one thing that has become crystal clear is my mortality. I believe all of us at sometime or another think about it regardless of who we are and what we have going on.
This past month our family lost a treasure in my nephew Chris. He was a vibrant full of life young man. He lived life like it should be…by being generous of himself, of his time, of his friendship, of his love to others. He made a room brighter by just being there. He would lift someone up when they needed it and he would bring someone back down to earth when they got to full of themselves. He had a huge impact on the people he crossed paths with and that includes me.
Whatever your belief I am absolutely convinced that life is not a random set of musical notes that go around and around, rather these notes are there purposeful with intention and that there are no coincindences. This was the case with my nephew Chris. We bumped into each other last summer and had not interacted much with each other for quite sometime. This past year because of that chance connection he and I got to know each other again…maybe perhaps for the first time. I got to know the man and he got to know the old man! It was certainly a gift that was given to both of us.
We have no control over the time we have on this planet. We do have control on how we approach our day, how we interact with the ones we love and even strangers. To live your life telling those that most impact you in your life how you feel about them is a gift we should always open and share.
I am grateful for my family…my wife Susanne and my sons Nicholas, Zachary and Evan. I am grateful for my siblings and the true friends in my life.
Take a moment today to tell the ones you love that you do love them…be grateful for the person that cuts you of on the road today…there is some kind of sense in all of those crazy notes of life. We may not understand them yet it shapes us and prepares us for what is yet to come.
Make this week an extraordinary week!
John One Hip Guy