Backstory:

I listened to a good audiobook called The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh. One of the main characters was an older woman who was dying of kidney disease. At first, she didn’t care about repairing relationships with her estranged husband and son. She then decided to repair those relationships before she died. She knew she would be gone soon. This made me wonder about what I would do if I was dying and knew I didn’t have much time left on the earth. I also thought about the country song by Tim McGraw called Live Like You Were Dying. 

Live Like You Were Dying

If I knew I was dying, what would I do?

Would that knowledge make me feel blue?

Would I do all the things I had never done before

Since my time left on this earth was closing the door?

Would this knowledge affect how I treat those around me?

Would I more clearly their wonderful qualities see?

Would it make me more grateful for all the wonderful people in my life?

And would I be a much more loving and forgiving wife?

Would I notice all the beautiful creations of nature that my Loving Father in Heaven created?

Would I snap more pictures before the sunset of night faded?

Would I “love deeper and speak sweeter”?

Would I “give forgiveness I had been denying” and be a better leader?

I hope that I would have these feelings

And that my heart would be more loving in my daily dealings.

So, since I am on this earth now,

I should to my Heavenly Father more frequently bow.

I am truly blessed and I hope I can recognize that while I’m here on this earth,

And from my Loving Father that I can feel of my Divine Worth.

I just wish from the bottom of my heart,

That I can be grateful for all that I have and make a fresh new start.

The Takeaway: We all have so many blessings, some that we might not even be aware of. We just need to recognize all of the blessings that our Loving Heavenly Father showers down on us every day.