Life

Sometimes we need a little reminder of what is important in life.
Tonight we went to visit an old friend that we just learned has terminal cancer. We went thinking we could ease some of his burden,.....maybe we could give him some comfort. As is usual I was wrong! This dear friend comforted us. As we visited there in his home, he taught us. He spoke of his fears and concerns, and how he had come to peace with his life and his death, those fears and concerns gone. He spoke to us of his feelings of what is important....his family, and his beliefs.
I thought of our conversation as I brushed my teeth tonight.... I decided a person that is close to death is probably not an atheist. This man has always had a relationship with God, and that is why he is at peace, But, maybe those who claim to not believe in God have to find that peace by finding God?
I heard a different man who is fighting cancer say that when he looked at his life, and what was important......the car, job, house the things he thought were important, would not be mourning at his grave.
I think I am going to worry less about how much I weigh, or how clean my house is......those won't matter when I die. I don't think my kids are going to say "my Mom was always skinny", or "the house was always clean" at my funeral, I hope they don't! I hope they say we laughed, and they learned important life lessons from me. I hope they say I loved and served others, and I did my best.
Life is too short, I am going to enjoy each new day, and recognize it as a present.... after all, isn't that is why we call it the present? Hugs :-)