Fresh emotions are great. I recognize none of Jack’s faults, only his strengths and what an absolute beautiful human he is. Jack’s my boy, so he’s always going to get my love, but if I could remind myself of this fact, for anyone I care about, it would serve me well i.e., focus on strengths, it’s all I want to remember for the people I care about when I’m gone, or they’re gone.
These are Ben’s words on his website: “The time has come again to make sure life on BORROWED TIME has not become too comfortable. Since December 20, 2006, the initial concept that kept me here on earth and grounded me was “service above self”. This combined with the fact that you’re not supposed to be here and everything you are feeling, thoughts and emotions is part of the Bonus Round, what you get is the elimination of fear and a limitless drive to help others”.
…they asked a guy in a wheelchair a question of “how does it feel to be so confined to this wheelchair”, his response was “I’m not confined to this wheelchair, I’m liberated by it”.
I think it’s a good idea for us all to take stock of the last year of our life and to see what tweaks, or for some, major decisions, we need to be making to live the life we want to lead…
I set down a larger than normal tip for Steve and he looks at all of us and says “well that’s encouragement for me to just keep on being me”…
“Hey, the cameras are on us, act like a holy man!”
