Saturday I went to the funeral of my cousin’s wife. Mask and all. I am really close to this cousin so had to be there as support. He has always been there for me, he is like a big brother. During these times you are forced to look at your own mortality. You can go at any time and that’s when you really have to think about why you are grateful. She was a part of his life for 36 years. That’s a lifetime. To lose your partner is …., especially one that you have been with forever, no words cannot explain. But with the lost of the love of his life what can he be grateful for? If you ask him that he will looks on his son and smiles, he looks on his mom and smiles, he thinks of his brother and smiles, he looks at his niece and nephew, me and his other cousins, his aunts, uncles, and smile and he looks at his extended family and smile and he looks at his friends and smile. That more than enough to show gratitude even in the midst of hurt and grief. That’s what keeps us going, family and friends. Always remember “No man is an Island, entire of it self; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.”This expression is a quotation from John Donne’s Devotions (1624)

I have always said time waits on no one. My baby girl turns 11 today and my little boy turns 8 on Saturday and all I see is the day that they were born. How is it that they grew up so fast? Time just seems to move at the speed of light, I swear. Now I understand why I saw tears in my mother’s eyes when I graduated from university. I asked her why and she said “you grew up so fast.” I couldn’t understand then but I understand now. To see these little people move from totally dependent to doing their own thing is amazing. Life is amazing. Nowhere is it more obvious than when you look at family. We take family for granted but we should be grateful. Especially as not all persons have family. Some persons will say family means nothing so why be grateful. Family can either make you really happy or unhappy. It’s up to you. In my case I ensure I do the happy thing. If there are members that don’t give me that happy feeling then I stay away. But at the end of the day it’s up to you to decide. What do you want your life to look like? Always remember it’s your life and no one but you can make that decision. I choose life and I choose happiness. What about you? I really want to know what you are thinking, and I know others do too. Try commenting 👍🏽, but if you are not comfortable, reach out to me via any medium. Your comments let me know how you feel and very often give me a total different perspective on the topic. 😉. And you can never tell your comment might help others.

Always remember life is for living and you must always live your best life. #lifeisforliving #liveyourbestlife.

See you next Wednesday at 8:00 pm, Bogota time.

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