As most of you know, a dear friend of mine passed away about two months ago. Grief can be a tricky little bugger that seems to subside for days and then creeps up out of nowhere. While life does move on, I find myself still thinking of my friend often, and am continuously learning new lessons from the loss.
One thing I’ve thought about a lot is how I’d like to be remembered—and I think it’s a great question for everyone to ask themselves. It’s actually a good way to check in and think about how we are living our lives.
If today was your last day, are you living a life you love? Are you pursuing your passions? Do you have great friends? Are you loving your family as much as you could? Are you showing up each day as the best version of you? Do you treat others with kindness? Do you sweat the small stuff?
It’s so easy to just go through the motions each day—to get caught up in nonsense that doesn’t really matter. People stress, and get angry and annoyed about trivial stuff on the daily. It’s easy to gossip, and judge others. It’s simple for folks to fall in the habit of being reactive and lashing out. Obsessing about all the things we want and don’t have also comes naturally to most humans. If today was your last day, would any of it matter?
I don’t know about you, but I’d like to live each day to the fullest. I’d like to enjoy the company of others and spread joy. I want to share my best self with those around me. I want to have fun. I want to feel excited about life and love all that surrounds me. I want to be present and experience all that life has to offer.
Who do you want to be? How would you like to show up in life? How do you want to be remembered? Just a little somethin’ somethin’ for ya to think about on this lovely Friday morning…
That’s it—that’s all I got for ya!
Happy day!
