Life goes on … right?

Life doesn’t come with any promises or guarantees, yet we live like it does, don’t we?
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We buy groceries for weekly menus. We make plans for next month. We buy plane tickets for a trip a few months away. We have dreams of great adventures that we hope will happen one day. And we expect that whoever we are doing these things with will be there, too.

We cognitively understand that tomorrow isn’t promised, but our very existence is predicated on the belief that we will see tomorrow, right along with everyone else, isn't it?

The fact that we end up cooking dinner this week, or going on that trip, seems to reinforce a permanence in life. I'm not saying that we need to throw away our calendars and spend every day consumed with our people like it's our last day together - that's just not practical.

I'm talking about keeping our relationship accounts clear, remembering that life is temporary.

​In an instant, the theory that we practically live in can become reality – tomorrow didn’t come for someone. We acknowledge that death is inevitable, yet we rarely expect it, and it sends us into a state of shock whenever it does come. And it’s always too soon.

Everything we ever did – or failed to do – is brought into question. Was it enough? Was it resolved? Did I miss anything along the way – anything at all? Did I say what I needed to say, or did I say hurtful things? Did they know they were loved?

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Now look at your person – or furbaby – sitting next to you right now. If their tomorrow doesn't come, is there anything you would regret?

Is there anything unresolved? Resolve it.
Do you need to apologize for something? Say you’re sorry.  
Is there an apology from them waiting for you to respond? Accept it.
Is someone is wanting to spend time with you? Stop what you’re doing and be with them.
Get out your phone and take pictures. Lots of pictures. What if they are the last ones you’ll get?
 
And tell them you love them. Again.

Take stock of your relationship and make sure that all is well between you.
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What’s so important right now that it is keeping you from doing these things? Will that important thing even matter if your person doesn’t see tomorrow?

Life is short and there are no guarantees. Don’t ever forget that.

Go hug your person, or your furbaby. 

​In remembrance of TJ. We miss you, little man.