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Work is not yet done

There’s a lot more to this dying stuff than I thought. Just when it looked like I had done all my homework, there was more to do. As mentioned in my last column, I felt like I was been awakened every morning around 1:30-2 a.m.

There’s a lot more to this dying stuff than I thought.

Just when it looked like I had done all my homework, there was more to do.

As mentioned in my last column, I felt like I was been awakened every morning around 1:30-2 a.m. to sort through who I was going to leave what. I have since done that, and have felt really good about giving away the things that matter to me, to the people who really matter to me.

“Now, “ I thought, “I can embrace the process and enjoy this new adventure.”

Boy, was I wrong.

Now I’m thinking about finances in the wee small hours of the morning.

Yes, finances, and even though I don’t have very much of this resource, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing when I leave. So it is a big deal.

Then a few nights ago, I dreamt that my uncle Stan, who had passed away several years ago, was standing at the end of my bed. I called out to him, not out of fear but in surprise. Then he disappeared. I can’t help wondering if he is waiting for me.

And now I am having a series of lasts — as in perhaps last Mother’s Day, last birthdays, last great-grandsons’ birth. The list could go on, and I don’t want to sound morbid, but this is my reality.

And no, I don’t spend all my time dwelling on death. I have too much living to do.

Perhaps you’ve seen me in Safeway, Rexall, coffee shops or out having lunch with friends. Don’t be shy! Come over and say hi. I love making new friends.

This is how I get my energy for living in the now…from all of you.

Cochrane is such a supportive, caring community of which I am blessed to live in.

Have I ever told you that this is my third time living here in this lifetime, so I think it is where I belong.

And now I’m getting ready to go to a 90th birthday celebration. Can you imagine living 90 years? How fantastic is that. Think of the things this person has witnessed during his life time! It boggles the mind.

None of us know how long we will have on this earth. For some it is a long time, others not so. Perhaps it is the size of the print we leave behind that says, “hey, I was here.”

Who knows for sure?

What I do know is not how long we have, but what we do with what we have that really counts.

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