Today was a very emotional day for my family and myself...
I attended the funeral for my grandmother who was my last living grandparent. One one hand, it's the end of an era. The patriarch of my family has been laid to rest in a very classy but somber service...
On the other hand...She left me with one last lesson as only she could :)
In the eulogy that my Dad made...He mentioned how we only have limited time here on earth. And then stated that my Grandmother tried to do the seemingly impossible in her life...She always tried to stretch time.
She was grateful for the TIME that we spent with her.
She chose to use her TIME on activities that grew relationships with her family.
And she knew TIME was limited so she used every single second that she could to build her relationships with those that mattered most. And usually that meant us, her family.
I'm so grateful for my grandparents. I lived to 41 years of age until they all passed away and still had all of them alive for most of my adult life.
And I'm grateful for the TIME that I got to spend with each of them.
Time is our most valuable asset.
We are allocated 1440 minutes every day (God willing...) and we get to choose, how to spend it!
We can choose to waste our time...On things we can't control. Complaining about the weather. On crypto currency drama. On political garbage...
Or we can choose to use our 1440 minutes on things that DO matter.
On family.
On relationships.
And on improving our journey!
So at the end of the day, here's my 92 year old grandmother...Teaching me one last lesson in life. And arguably one of the most important lessons...Anyone could learn.
Choose where you spend your time wisely!
And when we spend it like my grandmother did...We can stretch those 1440 minutes to mean so much more in our own lives.
Rest well Grandma. I love you and miss you very much.
Thank you for the TIME you spent with me!
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My deepest condolences to you and your family <3
That's a valuable lesson
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thank you kindly :)
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Condolences to you and your family. Obviously, be sure this and all of the important lessons you learn get passed down to the next generation.
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thanks man. appreciate that.
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Yes my friend time is most pricious thing in this world.
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absolutely. and how we choose to use it determines our success and happiness. i truly believe that.
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It is the hardest time in life when your grandmother has to die. It's a heavy crack that you can barely grasp. Something is torn away that you can never have again. That's a feeling you can hardly bear.
Time forces us to act, otherwise we face a dilemma. There is a lot of time and it is still too little.
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so true. all the time in the world but never enough. that’s why i feel we need to choose how we spend that time wisely.
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Yes you are right, we should spend the time wisely.
It is sad that your grandmother has died. I think that's great when a grandmother is nice and I like this, that she was trying to stretch the time and had built the relationships with her family.
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Ah Jon. I am so sorry for your loss, because I know some of that loss.
Thank you for the great reminder about what is and is not important to us all...
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thank you sir. appreciate the comments and thoughts.
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Time is always short in life no matter what you are doing. It is just a matter of how you choose to spend it.
You were very lucky to have your grandmother while you were growing up and as a adult as well.
The best to you and your entire family.
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thanks man. yeah. i feel pretty lucky in that regard.
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<3 Cherish the memories of the precious times spent together.
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Absolutely :) and i have nothing but good memories.
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May her soul rest in peace.. And yeah it is a great lession to be learnt to utilise the time in best possible way that is allocated to everyone.. Thanks..
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thank you! yup such an important lesson and something i forget to cherish and invest in wisely.
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Her goodbye is a great way to start as well as you can cherish that time with the family present. Time is the most expensive resource we have available as there is no way to get any more than we have been allocated...
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yup. it’s almost like when we choose the right things to spend time on it makes life that much sweeter.
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Beautiful post, thanks for sharing your thoughts... Sending condolences and warm wishes to you and your family.
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