Tuesday, May 24, 2011

An Open Letter

This is an open letter to everyone I know and don't know .... my sister, my brothers, my 'kids', my kids kids, my friends, my acquaintances, and to those I don't know but who randomly read my blog ... and to myself.

My friend Marilyn was killed last week - May 18, 2011 by a hit and run driver. She went out for dog food and was two minutes from her home.

So don't wait. Don't wait on the world. Don't wait for life to come to you - it won't - you have to find your life. Be brave, find someone to love, someone who will love you back as completely as you love them. Be a team.

Live out loud - now. Find your passion and live it or learn it or be in it and then wallow in it.

Enjoy a lazy day but don't live a lazy life. Be connected to all that makes you feel right and good - not just okay.

Don't settle for okay - don't settle for 'just okay', don't settle for 'okay for now' - not even for the short term. Don't settle for a job that doesn't fulfill you but pays the bills, don't settle for a relationship that doesn't fill your needs, don't settle for people who want more from you than you have to give.

Settle for great - settle for great love, great friends, great family, great community, great contentment, great career, great joy and great laughter. Live a life of abundance.

Keep moving forward - don't wait for the heavens to open and life to explain itself - it won't. Life is what we have today... along with our yesterdays - our memories are our life. Figure it out as you go along - don't wait for the bolt of lightening.

Ask for what you need - from yourself, your friends, your family, your mentors and the universe. Figure out what completes you. You. Know that as much as you might think you are in control, it's an illusion. Be the best you can be - start now.

One small act of kindness is food for your soul - so be kind to yourself and anyone you meet on your way.

It's not life that is short - it's each day that is short. Make a plan, try your hardest, do your best - for 24 hours at a time.

I've known people who lived to 28 and some who have lived to 100 - and many many in between.

Don't race thru life trying to grab all the apples from the tree - but please don't lie sleeping under the tree until all the apples are gone either.

Don't fake it, don't ignore it, don't take it for granted, don't be scare of it.

Stand your ground, state your truth, be committed and be flexible.

Keep your friends in your pocket and pick being loved over being right.

Rest easy Marilyn.

3 comments:

  1. Wow Mar!!! What a beautiful reminder!
    I think of you often and so so loved our last visit! We are in France now, almost halfway through our adventure here. Follow our blog if you'd like at www.frenchmorans.blogspot.com
    I love you hon!
    Tamara

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  2. Love you so much honey. Really FELT this. Sent it to the boy. Thanks for reframing this.

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  3. What a wonderful post. Out of tragedy comes something so beautiful. Thank you for the reminders.

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