Yesterday I wrote about my friend, Gary, who recently passed away at age 66--my age. Last night I learned that a close friend of my mother, Bessie Lambert, age 96 +/-, is in a Bellingham hospital days away from completing her life's journey. These and other recent events have given me pause to consider things of a weightier nature:
--I want to be more diligent in my daily physical exercising so I can stick around as long as I can
--I want to be slower to anger, quicker to love
--I want to spread peace not contention
--I want to learn more about the great gift of repentance and do it more and better
--I want to get better at quick forgiveness when I get my feelings hurt
--I want to let others know that I love and appreciate them--especially Melba, my children, grandchildren, mother, siblings and friends
--I want to take offense less and give others the benefit of the doubt more
--I want to strive daily to live up to the children's song "I'm trying to be like Jesus"
--I want to remind myself every day what the purpose of life is: "...there [is] a space granted unto man in which he might repent; therefore this life became a probationary state; a time to prepare to meet God..." (Alma 12:24)
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9 years ago
66 is definitely way too young to pass away. I am so sorry about your friend. This is a really good list.
ReplyDeletedad2- i love your list. such simple things, but so hard to overcome. i think they are fabulous priorities for someone who wants to live a good life. and does.
ReplyDeleteYes, I too have reflected on mortality this week. For some reason, I've had many friends who have lost loved ones these past two weeks. I think I've heard of more deaths than I can count on my two hands, and it has made me realize how un-prepared I am to loose a loved one myself.
ReplyDeleteI like your list, but I think you don't realize how much you are already exemplifying.