The Arizona shooting that happened over the weekend has altered many lives in many families. Such tragic loss, so much heartbreak and tears for innocent people who did nothing but go to the grocery store on a Saturday morning.
Once again we are reminded not to take a minute of the life we are given for granted because in less than the blink of an eye we could lose all that we hold precious. My heart is heavy today watching the anguish those families are experiencing play out in the morning news. Every mother and father, husband and wife, brother and sister, and friend of all the victims are all reliving the last moments they spent and the last words they shared with people that meant everything to them.
Today, at 11am, is a nationwide moment of silence. If you miss it, take time to have your own moment in honor of all the victims and the loved ones they left behind. Then, as you raise your head to resume your day, think of the people who mean the most to you and what was the last thing you said to them. If it wasn’t “I love you”, be glad, because you still have the chance to say it to them. Call them, text them, email them, or just walk into the next room and hug them, but take this chance that you still have to say those three important words to those who hold your heart and soul. This is one time to be thankful for technology because we never have to be too far away from those we love. I never send a message or send a person away without an I love you or at least an xox, because a trip to Walmart today might take away a chance I can never get back to express the love I feel. Tragedy is tragic and traumatic enough without adding words unspoken to it.
As we sit in our moment of silence today, put aside all that we thought was important and focus on what really is.
And so, as another day goes by, my heart feels for those affected by this tragedy and holds so much love for those important in my life, and… I consider it a privilege, today, to have been given the chance once again to say…I have written.
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