I had a conversation with a friend of mine recently. He'd just lost his wife of 30+ years suddenly. She was 50.
How many times in our lives have we experienced a tragic
loss? If you’re like the most of us, it
happens. It slows us down and causes an intense reflection on the life we’re
living. We identify what’s important to
us—and most folks I discuss this with say it comes down to Faith and people/relationships.
Sometimes we also take stock of our lives at happy milestones. Our oldest son, Luke, recently graduated from
high school. The Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement were wonderful and provided
me the opportunity to be thankful and reflect on the important things in
life. And for me it was the same; Faith,
Family, Friends.
A few weeks ago I observed this when Philip Philips won this
season’s American Idol competition. Now
weather or not you’re an Idol fan is irrelevant. Just watch the clip below as Phillips sings
his title song, Home, after winning the event.
He’s fulfilled his dream; he’ll likely make truckloads of money, it was
reported that over 21 million people were watching him, and you know what happened? He could not even finish singing the song. He was overcome with emotion and left the
stage to be welcomed onto a mass of human love--the hugs of his family. He knew what’s important. It seemed as I watched him throughout the
season that he has a strong grasp and respect for what’s important—his family
and his music.
So, a short blog post here.
Let’s all not wait for tragedy or triumph to determine what’s important.
Just stop, close your eyes, be still, and determine who and what’s
important—and let them know!
Be well
Danny
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