My buddy’s mother is 90. He went to see her in the nursing home where she lives on Mother’s Day. Her brain is remarkable, her body is frail, unwilling – and burdens her to 100% bed rest. My buddy debated verbally with himself as to whether it’s a good thing her mind is so sharp – and that she’s basically awaiting an end.
This morning as I drove into the big city to drop Maynard off at his job… I thought to myself “self, what if this were the last time I’d ever make this drive?... What if tomorrow never comes?”…
Don’t laugh.. do you know how amazing a tree can look? I watched in wonder.. I’m usually ‘in a zone’, a spaced out zone when I drive. Start here, end there, and hope no one backs into me again. (hehe).. No, for real, it was a lesson to me. I focused like I’ve never focused before. Reminded me of when I worked for TG&Y. (Whatever happened to TG&Y?). Gal from Brazil. 25-ish. Snowed one day. She’d never seen it. Walked to the window and simply stared and stared. Tried putting myself in her shoes. Hurt, she only wore like a size 6. JK. I felt like that today. Watching in wonder.
That’s it. That’s the tidbit for the day. On you go, and as you go, hey – give it a whirl.. look around… pretend “this might be the last time I might see this room/town/highway/sign/tree/building/person” etc. Life truly is amazing. Loveya, Victurd.
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