A Sunday Moment
Sunday, April 24th, 2005"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." Dalai Lama and..... "Worry is not preparation."
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"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." Dalai Lama and..... "Worry is not preparation."
Thought For The Day
Friday, April 22nd, 2005"Life is about movement. If one doesn't make bold choices, death has already occured." from 'Not Dead Yet'
Dying
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005Yesterday a co-worker's husband passed away unexpectedly. He had been sick and getting better. But a blood clot got him. Now he is dead. I'm reminded of the importance of treating every day as my last; to live each dayas though a fire were raging in my hair. Death comes for us all. Yet we say it is unexpected or surprising. I don't want my death to be a surprise nor unexpected. So I've attempted to teach myself to live my life as though I had only one year to live. Last year I got off track from that place. I had two surgeries and broke my arm and jaw in a bicycle accident. Pain, even invited pain, has a way of getting me to rethink my priorities. Vicodan does, too. This guy's death jarred me, if only because of my proximity to his wife. I called my wife and told her how much I love her. This morning I thought about all my friends and family who have supported me through hormones, surgeries and frustrations with bureaucracies and people who don't get it. My life is richer for them. I bow to all of you. How would you spend your remaining days if you knew you had only one year to live? One month? An hour?
