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This issue is all about perspective. Many of you may be worrying about relationships, bills, job loss, or health. Death has a way of making you ponder life and focus on what's really important. Read on to be reminded of how much we already have to be grateful for.
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1. You Can't Attach a U-Haul to a Hearse
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I spent the day after Thanksgiving burying a loved one. During the past three months, I have attended four funerals and four times I have been "forced" or "privileged" to look at the eventual finality of this earthly sojourn and to put this whole human experience into perspective. Interestingly, there has been at least one preeminent and recurring lesson through them all...
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| 2. Give Thanks for People in Your Life |
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This Thanksgiving we had a different kind of celebration. Instead of food being the focus, our thoughts were on giving thanks for the people still in our lives and for the life of a very special nephew, Larry Daniel Talley. Lil Larry was killed after being thrown from a motorcycle just a few blocks from his home. The graphic tribute below was created by his loving niece Indiah. Ironically, he was...
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3. Seven Lessons from Four Funerals
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| In this season of Thanksgiving and gift giving, when tensions are high and budgets are strained, and food, family, and shopping are on everyone's mind, I'd like to offer a new perspective for the season, and ultimately for life. Let's learn from those who we have transitioned to the other side and not get side-tracked from what really matters in this fleeting earthly life. Seven lessons follow: |
