One more day

6. December 2007 by admin.

Hi,

Did you happen to catch Oprah yesterday? I don’t watch her a lot, but the show is always on at work, the other lady in my office has to have her tv on. Anyway, did you see her show yesterday? She had Mitch Albom on; he wrote the books Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People you’d like to meet in Heaven. His newest book, One More Day Oprah produced into a made for tv movie that will be on Sun. night. Now I haven’t read it yet. I’ve picked it up a few times, but not in a place where I can do that right now. Basically it’s about a guy who didn’t have the greatest relationship with his mother and after she dies, he’s about to commit suicide but she’s back for one more day. It’s all about making sure that you don’t leave things unsaid or have regrets when you lose someone. She then had the widow of the guy who wrote the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff on. He died very unexpectedly at age 45. His wife read or had Oprah read love letters that he had written his wife. One of them talked about if you only had 1 hour left who he wouldn’t call - his lawyer, acct. stockbroker, insurance agent etc… No one ever said that they wish they’d been less generous or that they’d spend less time with their kids or families when they were on their death bed. It was a pretty powerful show. I subscribe to the belief that when it’s your time to go, it doesn’t matter how it happens, it will happen. And if you’re lucky enough to be in a bad spot and you get through it, then it wasn’t your time. And then I get home and the news about the Omaha shooting is on and it just crushes me. Right before the holidays, I just can’t fathom it. And then this morning on the Today show, they’re interviewing survivors and people who work at the mall. Their lives will never be the same again. So I guess the theme behind today is Don’t sweat the small stuff, it’s all small stuff. Don’t have the regrets and wish you had one more day to tell those you love how much they mean to you and how much you love them. Don’t hold a grudge, forgive and forget. Will it all matter 5 years from now? What about 5 months from now? Smile more, laugh more, love more.

Thank you all for stopping by to read my daily rants. The friends I have made in the scrapping community lift my spirits and increase my self worth. You are special to me and I just want you to know that I appreciate all of you. Scrap happy!

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