As we get ready to say our final goodbye's to my husband Danny's grandmother this coming week, I've taken some time to reflect on the footprints left by such a marvelous woman. A woman who has touched so many lives for so many years. I only met this beautiful woman one time but she has left a beautiful impression on my life that will last forever. She reminded me so much of my own late grandma. My Granny was a beautiful woman inside and out and has forever touched my soul from my first breath to holding her hand at her last breath, the woman has inspired me.
This makes me wonder, how many people can say that about me? Will I make an impression on someone so much that when I'm gone, I will be remembered for those things? I hope so. I do know that when we lose someone we love so dear and who has made a lasting impression on who we are, we tend to want to be more and more like that person. Both of these ladies have made me want to be a better person...to love, to care, to honor and respect, and to share more of myself than I have before.
I once heard a story or a poem about the dash (-) on someone's headstone. I can't remember exactly how it went but basically it talked about the beginning date and ending date didn't matter much as we all will live and die. But what matters most is how we spent our "dash." That story has stayed with me for a long time and it's times like this when I reflect on my own life and wonder how my own "dash" will be remembered.
What about you? Do you know how much of an impression you leave on the lives that you touch on a daily basis? What will the "dash" say about you?
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