MEMORY -
Year 2002, Pete gave me a journal titled "I Hope You Dance" for my Golden Birthday ( turned 19 on the 19th of October) The inside of the cover stated the lyrics to the song. At the bottom of the page beneath the lyrics, Pete signed it "Love Uncle Pete 10-19-2002 xxxxoooo"
Every year for my Birthday, the gifts would change, but every year his birthday remark remained the same... "You Ol Lady!!!!" poking fun at the fact I had so much youth still ahead. Another one of his famous one liners was "Enjoy these years because once you hit 30 .. blink your 40, blink your 50, blink your 60 " blinking his eyes after every spoken "blink". I would laugh it off, but as much as I didn't want to believe it, it was true.
Time goes by ever so quickly as you begin to mature and grow older. We become wiser and more aware of where we have been where we are and where we are going. When your world gets filled with more responsibilities, relationships and milestones, it's hard to find time for the good things in life that allow you to slow down, relax and do what YOU want to do. I see now what he was trying to tell me when he gave me that journal titled "I Hope You Dance"
APPLICATION -
I took the journal out and re-read the lyrics. I ran my finger across his writing remembering the day I turned 19. Today, in between the cake, presents and celebrations, I took the time to "dance" ...... living exactly how Pete hoped for me to live and it felt great.
REFLECTION -
Life goes by in a blink, take the time to do what makes you happy and remember to dance!
I invite you to follow my day to day discoveries as I begin Living Like a Loved One, I lost my Uncle to cancer a year ago in late September. It's been a challenging healing process for the entire family, and I've decided that it doesn't have to be that difficult. During the next year, I will take the most special memories of my Uncle and bring them back to a reality in my day to day life. I hope this brings comfort and enlightenment to all who subscribe.
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