For those of you who know the events of this past week in my life, the title of this blog should be no surprise. For those who don't, the reality of life slapped me in the face about a week ago and reality won.
I suppose all of us at one point or another will have an event take place that really puts things in perspective. The reality of mortality is ever present, though not something most of us ever think too much about in our everyday lives. I know I didn't. With the near loss of my Mom this past week, mortality is a bit more real. Sure, she has had other scares in the past but none like this one and certainly not one that seemed so real.
So, I enter the first week of having Mom "back with us" with a newfound sense of what is important in life and what really isn't. Kindness. Perspective. Respect for life. Respect for others no matter how hard it might be. Compassion. Sense of self. Appreciation of family and family differences. Living each day as it comes. These are the things that matter most to me. What matters to you and do you believe you have had your reality check, yet?
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