Don’t let your “next times” turn into “never”.
My father passed away last week after being in hospice for several weeks.
While I was sitting with him, I kept telling him how much I loved and appreciated him. Now I have also been telling both of my parents that ever since their health began to fail a few years ago.
Why am I telling you all of this? Because I ask that you tell your loved ones how much you appreciate them now, don’t wait until the end; do it now.
Even the difficult relationships, have gratitude for the things that you do like about it — you never know, it could create more things that you like. My father would often say things like, “we’ll get it next time” or “we’ll do it next time” and now there will not be a next time with him. So, as I said at the beginning of this blog, don’t let your next time turn into never, do things NOW!
A tweet by @justmadhu reads: “Everything we say at funerals should be said at birthday parties instead. We leave so much love unspoken.” He is quite right. Say those things, share those memories, express that love and appreciation!
I’ll be sharing them at the funeral this week and I’m especially glad that I did it in person with him too!
Express your love, speak it.
As they say, tomorrow is not promised, so love the ones you are with! Tell them that you love them now.
