I’m sure you have read time management and other business quotes where the dialogue starts. “imagine you are at your own funeral….”
This week I attended the funeral of a friend that died of cancer. Many beautiful things were said about his success in his career and business interests, his devotion to his family and his love of cooking – and his vege patch. He was universally liked by everyone that met him.
Tragically his decline from good health took a very short 6 months. For those people whom work tirelessly seeking a way to treat and avoid cancer I wish you the best in your endeavours.
What can we learn from this? Live life, love your family as much as you can, enjoy everything you can, and make sure you end your day exhausted not bored.
March 9, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Hi Justin
Sad news indeed. Somethign similar happened to me recently and it reminds you of what’s important in life.
Nice photo – were you an actor in a previous life
April 17, 2007 at 12:23 am
“Intentional living” is not in our vocabulary nowadays. It is so easy to get caught up in the “rat race” of life or trying to please others that we lose our self-identities and in some cases our lives.
I too recently heard of an acquaintance who died suddenly at 40 years old. He left a family and kids. He worked incessantly in a high pressure job and it eventually took it’s toll. My heart goes out to his family and children.
Could this have been prevented? Who knows. I cannot help but feel that simplifying our lives and being intentional are truly a blessing to us and those around us. It is hard, but it can be done.
Thanks for the reminder, Justin!
-Eric
May 3, 2007 at 7:40 am
“make sure you end your day exhausted not bored”
Beautiful.
May 3, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Ben Shaffer (comment above) has a great site on time management, well worth taking a look – see http://besttimemanagementhelp.com