Hugs

Good Morning,

Think of someone you really love. Someone to rejoice in, someone you put first, before yourself, without hesitation. Maybe it's a child, your lover, a parent or a friend. We have all felt this way towards someone in our lives. What would the world be like if we all felt this way about more people? Possibly even all people?

Recently a very dear longtime friend has suffered a terrible accident, one that left her broken and at one point fighting for her life. I have always loved and admired her strong sense of character, her unwillingness to give in to the negative aspects of life that bring so many down and her undying belief in putting others first.

Despite all she has been through in last few weeks and all that she will endure on the road ahead of her she still demonstrated her undying compassion and thoughtfulness for others. Here is a woman who has bared a mighty blow and suffered great physical and mental pain and in the midst of it all she only wanted to do one thing. . . . speak with her friends and family and tell them how much she loved them, and priceless it all really is.

Of all the things she could ask for, or be concerned about she had only one simple request before the pain medication put her to sleep and I want to share that request with each of you today:

Go hold someone you love, tell them how much you love them, share it with them this very moment. Call, crawl or show up on their doorstep, just do it now for there are no guarantees we will be able to do it later. Know that we will all pass and the only thing that matters is how we spend this very moment and if we spend it telling someone we love them, then it is a moment well spent.

My wife and hugged and cried the remainder of the night not because of sadness, but because our dear friend has managed to turn the arrows of life into the flowers of her garden. Thank you my friend, the world can never have too much love.

Peace and Love, Jim