One Day At a Time

Recently, many of the people in my life have been dealing with either a loss, or the possibility of a loss of a loved one.

As I’ve heard them talk, or seen them share updates online, I’m reminded that none of us knows how many days we have to be on this earth. Nor do we know how many days we’ll have with the people who are most important to us. Most of us don’t get the chance to know ahead of time when it might be the last day we get to spend with our loved ones, our families, our friends. They are here one day, and gone the next.

Given that, why should not try to enjoy each day we have to spend with them? Why would we hold back letting them know how important they are to us? What better day than today, right now, to start building the relationships that help us on our journey, and connecting with the people who can help us? We don’t know how many days we have left, it might be just a few, it might be years and years worth.

I hope you’ll find a way to make the most out of however many you have.

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