Being out in nature with family and friends gives us a time to share and to listen to one another. It's a time when not only can we enjoy the beauty around us but a time to reflect with one another on our lives and all that is happening in our community and world. It's so important to spend that time together.
As I grow older I realize how important time is and how the time I have left is getting shorter and shorter. I want to spend as much time as I can with the people I love and care for. We all need our friends to listen to us, to understand us and be there for us when times are tough and when we celebrate the good moments in life. Spending time on the trails together gives us that time to share and to listen to one another.
I'm at a time in my life when I am blessed to still have my parents with me and also have my children and grandchildren.
As I watch my parents age and slow down their busy lives I am also watching the little ones grown and learn.
I am so very lucky to see my parents love for their grandchildren and watch them play with them as they once played with me and also with my children. It's four generations of family all coming together and sharing our love for each other, each accepting that we are all at different stages. We share in lots of laughter and we are there for one another with our struggles.
This past summer and autumn I have made sure to spend time with my friends and my family, to have fun with them all and to be there to listen to them and I am very thankful that they have also been there to listen to me share my struggles and joys.
It's really what life is all about - being there for one another. Although some people don't really care for them - I always try and make sure we have one selfie taken on each adventure! After all life is short so we might as well share in lots of laughs, which always happens when you try and fit everyone into the picture!
Thank you my friends and family for being there for me and for always bringing a smile to your face for my camera.
I pray that life will continue to bless us all for many more years, for many more adventures and many more selfies!
I love your selfies. Keep on recording these beautiful moments (and beautiful people 😊)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post, Linda, which I first read some time ago. You are right about the finiteness of time and, therefore, the absolute need to embrace our friendships and relationships. Our faith tradition reminds us that life is eternal, but that is no reason to put off sharing love with one another. The time we have in this moment is, perhaps, the only time we will have. The ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome had a phrase, "memento morI". It means, "remember that we will die". Although it may sound rather morbid, it is in essence a very positive reminder to live now...as fully and completely as possible, being there, and for, one another. And if we do that, we will never have regrets. Thank you again for a thoughtful post. Nice selfies, by the way. 😉
ReplyDeleteThanks Duncan all you said is true. A blurb on a blog. I'm honoured 😀
DeleteYes I certainly will! Selfies are fun!
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