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R.I.P. ms. georgia jefferson….

today i went to a funeral. the one word that i could use to describe this experience was powerful.

i think that most funerals teach you something about life, but because of the timing of this funeral in my life, it’s hitting me all the more harder.

this funeral really made me think about how i was living my life and what people will be saying about me when it’s my turn to move on. it also made me think back to what this guy told me. he said that you don’t leave your legacy in the world by your work but you leave it with your family. listening to this woman’s family talk about her confirmed that she indeed left a wonderful mark on the world. when her granddaughter stood up to give her remarks, there wasn’t a dry eye in the church. and seats? there were none! people were sitting in pews, folding chairs, stairs, the floor. HER people, her community, came out to pay their respects.

the pastor got up and said “her sermon was already written by the life she led”. i nearly fell out because of the power in this statement. everything that we do today, yesterday, tomorrow is all part of what we’re being remembered for. when it comes time for my funeral, i want to be remembered for my smile, my loving nature, the fight and passion that i had for life. but in order for me to be remembered this way, i have to make sure that i’m writing that sermon now.

another thing that it reminded me of is appreciating people everyday because who knows if tomorrow they’ll be here or not. i started thinking about my mom and i and i don’t know if she knows how much i love and appreciate her in my life. so often we spend so much time complaining about the people in our lives and the things they aren’t doing right that we don’t praise them for all the right they do. i’m loved so very much by the people in my life and this is what soothes my pain during the times i can’t be with people physically. with that, i want to thank YOU. whether you just read my blog and think of me during the hard times, are part of my real life and have helped me to smile, or you’re just passing through, thank you.

i ask you guys this, what is going to be said at your funeral? what kind of sermon are you writing with the life you’re living? have you told your loved ones how much you love and appreciate them today?

xoxo

me