Never waste a day....because you just never know....

Hi MFP'ers.....
Last night I received devastating news about a family friend. She was 46 and an amazing woman, devoted wife and mother of 2 college age boys, a loving and caring soul genuinely down to earth...with NEVER a 'bad" word to say about anyone.

I would describe her as athletic, girl next door type...she unexpectedly passed away last night due to a blood clot in her calf that the ER doctors believe may have traveled quickly to her heart. She had been walking daily as well as working out to DVD's over the last few months prior last night.

Without warning....an amazing friend, mother, wife, sister, has been taken from us and a very close family is left struggling to deal with this huge void in their lives and asking themselves why??

I guess the one thing that resonates with me while thinking of the tragic nature of this loss and how quickly and out of nowhere it came is do we / I truly live each day to the fullest.
Do I waste time getting annoyed by little daily situations that we all deal with day to day? Do I sweat the small stuff when I know it's really not a big deal in the big picture.

Do I take the time to tell the one's who mean the most to me that I LOVE THEM...I MISS THEM?....instead of going tit for tat with them and having the mind set to think..." well they haven't reached out to me so why should I reach out to them?"

If you want to be a better person...a better friend, husband, wife, father, mother,....maybe it's time we put egos aside and do the right thing and stop keeping score on who owes whom the next phone call, next birthday card or present, next email....

I realize now, more than ever, that we are here for a short time...borrowed time if you will...we never know when our time is up and if we lose a loved one unexpectedly....I don't EVER want to have to think...." I SHOULD HAVE......(fill in the blank)

Stay strong and healthy my friends....and remember to tell and show the one's who mean the most to you....You Love Them!! As often and as much as possible!!

Joe :brokenheart: