Say It- TODAY!

I recently saw the movie "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. WOW! What an amazing movie. This one definitely tugs at your heart strings and makes you want to run out and experience the adventures that life and our majestic planet has to offer. If this movie doesn't move you- see a cardiologist quick!

The soundtrack includes the song "Say" by John Mayer.
If you haven't heard this song before, you must be living under a rock. Well, come on out and it will be okay. Listen to the words of this song... and follow your heart.

Having experienced a great loss in my life, with the death of my father, I understand what it means to have regrets. There are many things that I regret (with regards to my relationship with my father) including: things that I didn't say, but wanted to; things that I said, that I didn't mean and wished I could take back; times when I should have visited him more when he was sick and all alone; times when I should have stood up to him and told him how I felt; and times when I just should have loved him more and been there more for him as his daughter.

I was reminded of this again recently when my cousin, Cody, passed away. Today I logged on to my Myspace account and noticed that my other cousin, Wade, Cody's big brother had posted about how he was still numb and how he missed his little brother. Reading this broke my heart... I realized that so much time had gone by since Cody's death and I had still not been in contact with his siblings. I had been in contact with my mom, my grandmother, my sisters and sent word to my aunt of my sympathies, but I had not contacted my cousins. We were all very close growing up (practically brothers and sisters), but that was many years ago and we have all gone our own separate ways and hardly saw eachother anymore due to distance and timing. However, today when I read Wade's post, all that distance and time disappeared and I felt sad for the loss and ashamed that I had not reached out to them before now. (This is something deeply personal that I hesitated sharing, but I heard that song "Say" again today on the radio and decided that this was important and that I should just SAY it...).

I don't want to make that mistake again. I don't want to have anything left unsaid, unexpressed, or undone when I leave this world, or when someone I love leaves this world.

This movie is a great reminder of how fragile and fleeting life really is, but it also reminds us of the strength of spirit and the power of friendship, adventure and love.

Is there something you need to do? Is there something you need to say to someone?
Speaking from experience.... don't let another day pass before you reconnect with someone you love. If you love someone..... Say It- Today!

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