Day 74: For anyone who has been keeping track, you may have noticed that I haven't posted in the last few days. I know the object of the game is to find a "happy" for 100 consecutive days. It has been a tough week, made even more so with the very sad news that a good Friend lost her battle with cancer yesterday. Though I'm certain there were moments in the last few days that would have satisfied the requirement to post, it seemed too much of an effort to do so. Neglecting to make that effort was, I believe, a mistake. This project, when done properly, is intended to help the participant to try and find happy in all kinds of situations and scenarios. For me, it has helped remind me on more than one occasion how lucky I am and how much I have to be thankful for. The news of my Friend's passing, while not unexpected given the severity of her condition, has shaken me considerably. It has, once again, asked me to consider how precious and beautiful life can be. This particular Friend was someone who radiated happiness and always had a song in her heart and a spring in her step. The news of her death, especially on the eve of this weekend of Thanksgiving, reminds me to pause a moment and take stock of how much I have to be thankful for. So for today, my happy is threefold: the quiet reminder of how fleeting life can be, how much I truly have in my world to be thankful for, and for having known a beautiful soul whose fight and pain is now over. Godspeed, Sheila. My next karaoke number will be for you xo. #100happydays
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