I have such mixed feelings today. I am happy and sad, and I keep jumping between emotions. We lost a dear friend to cancer. He seemed so robust and ALIVE last summer. Then in October 2008 he was diagnosed with cancer. At first it was a tumor in his lung, and after extensive testing it became known that he had bone cancer. Apparently it was in an advanced stage, as he suffered for several months before the grace of the Creator decided to bring him Home. I told him that he must have completed his work on this planet, and deserved a rest. He was such a good hearted man, who touched my life and many others in ways that will bring warm thoughts for a long time to come.

But oh, I will miss him so!! Grief is a stange thing. We tend to look around at our own Life, and that of our loved ones, with a different perspective. We are reminded how fragile our earthly existence truly is, and we amend that which we find unnaceptable. At least that is how I feel. I have goals and dreams, and a growing family that thrives on the Light and Love that I love to share with them. There is little or no time to spend on dark thoughts and regrets. If we make the most of each precious moment, then we have done our best. We miss our loved ones when they go, yet it is good when we know they have lived a good and full life, albeit cut short as the span of human years go in the case of my friend. He was not much older than I, and that tends to wake a person up a bit.

Love your family. Love your friends. And love the stranger you pass on the street or in the hall, or wherever you travel. We are all fellow spirits sent to this earth, by choice or otherwise, and we are not the sum of our circumstances. A smile and a hello may spell the difference in someones Life Path, and it takes so little energy to pass along some good cheer.

Treasure each moment as it unfolds and Love yourself. Remember that it is the journey that counts and not just the destination.

Teri
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