A gift beyond

Too kind.  Have you ever received a gift from someone special that leaves you... lost for words.  Our recent holiday to Cape Cod was turned around by Hurricane Irene.  Scratching our heads at home we wondered what to do with our precious time together away from work.  Then we got a call from friends.  Friends who wanted to know we'd done the right thing and turned around and come home.  Friends who thought we might like to use their cottage in place of our cancelled trip.  Friends who are thoughtful beyond what your heart could imagine. 

Rest in Peace Darin

It comes in waves.  Reminders that life is short.  Reminders to love now not tomorrow.  To cherish.  Or maybe it’s that life is soo good right now that I wonder how it can possibly hold together.  I fight my fears with the belief that most of us live into our eighties and beyond.  More importantly I fight my fears by living well.  To my best.  I live gently.  I’m easy with myself.  It’s a learned way.  A purposeful effort and it helps.  I cherish the good times, work hard when it’s time to work, and let go what can be let go.  It’s a practise.  A discipline.  One that renews every morning, forgiving yesterday and focusing on today.  It allows me to ride the waves, when they come, that remind me that life is short.

You were a good good man Darin.  I knew that for sure.