What do you want to pursue?
Where do you want to go?
What do you want to spend your time
and energy doing?
What does your heart truly desire?
“Donuts and the Donut holes.
Picnics and Ants.
Peanut butter and jelly.
. . .They just go together . . .”
These are the first few lines of “John’s Last Letter,” Gary Burke’s eulogy for his best friend John’s funeral. I just received this email from Gary (or G.B. as I’ve always known him). This letter was written 20 years ago. And his friend John was my dad. . .
When I say the beautiful words “I am alive,” I can’t help but smile. Being alive is such a gift. Taking a breath. And another. And another. Today and everyday, I am grateful to be alive. . . I went through a number of years where I was extremely lost. And life didn’t feel happy or honestly, even worth it. . . I wanted to just *poof* disappear. . . it feels like it was a different life. . .