Let Us Live Before We Die

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a crier. These are not tears of sadness, however. I FEEL things deeply. When I read something that touches my soul, I cry. When I watch a heartfelt movie, I cry. When I watch a commercial about dogs, I cry. When I hear songs that tug on my soul, I cry. When I read a book that makes me think, I cry. When my kids say, “I love you,” I cry. When I think about days gone by, I cry. When I see posts pop up from 8 years ago, I cry. Why? I FEEL THINGS DEEPLY. I have always been able to feel energy. I can feel your energy when you stand next to me. I can feel the energy in your words, spoken or written. I can feel the energy from a photography AND the energy of the photographer. I can feel the energy in your Facebook post. As a matter of fact, I just read a post on Facebook titled: On the day I die a lot will happen. The entire time I read this post, line by line, yep, you guessed it; I cried. I’m actually crying as I write this. This little blurb on Facebook touched me and I can’t get it out of my head. (Check out my Facebook page: Tranquil Blue. I shared the article. Go ahead. It’ll take you 2 minutes. Go ahead. I’ll wait.) The words resonated with me so much that I was pushed to blog about it. This blurb reminded me about the things that truly matter while we walk this Earth.

Why do we consume ourselves with being busy? I get it. We all have schedules, jobs, responsibilities, etc. Yes. We all have days where we struggle. We all have good days. We all have not-so-good days. We are all busy doing the things. This article reminded me that all these things we insist on making a huge part of our days, weeks, and years aren’t the important things while we are living. So why are we obsessed with being busy? Why? Why do these things take over our thoughts, our schedules, our calendars? Why do we ask the people we love to ‘wait’ because we have this or that going on? Is ‘this’ or ‘that’ really important? Maybe. But is every little ‘this’ or ‘that’ on your calendar THAT important? Should it take the place of spending time with your loved ones? I don’t think so. Put your phone down. Listen to your spouse. Listen to your kids. Call your mom/dad. Call your sister/brother. Spend time with those that you love. Cry from all the feels throughout your glorious time on this Earth. Go. NOW! Let us LIVE before we die.