Lessons Learned....

As you already know....My grandfather passed away before Christmas. With many deaths surrounding me the past few months....friends' family members and a family member of my own, it has been a very realistic few months. I found out today that a friend's grandfather also passed away. As I told her in an email today, "I knew that we were close and that we would share special moments together, but I never thought that we would share the same loss…at the same time. I guess it will be another time that we remember how much our friendship means and how it helps us get through tough times. You are a very special friend…thank you for being there…always!"

My next post includes my resolutions for 2006. I learned so much in 2005 and I will not forget those important lessons. Celebrate the little things, give praise, and be grateful for friends and family, and spend as much time with your loved ones as you can. Because at the end of the day, that's all that matters. Those moments with your family and friends that you will remember forever. You don't always get a chance to say good bye....you don't always get the opportunity to tell them how you feel....you have to seize the moment and let people know their importance.

So, let me take a moment to say to all of my loved ones - You make me who I am. Every day... I carry something of yours with me.... Even though people pass on or move on, those memories will never fade. I am a tapestry, woven of lessons and memories from you.

May you receive many blessings in the new year.