"Live an extraordinary life to ensure that when you die the people who are left have the feeling that with your passing the world has become a duller place." -- Patti Digh "Life is a Verb"
As I've been preparing to move, I've been diligently cleaning out all of my stuff that I've accumulated over the past 25 years. So much of what I had at one point deemed worthy of saving, I have now shoved into a trash bag ready to donate. There have been things that I've found however that have brought back memories and flooded my heart with emotion. As I went through a box of collectibles at my parents house I came across a necklace I had saved of my great grandmother, Na-Na's. Na-Na wore this necklace all of the time, I didn't know it then, but I do know it now, she was into fashion and she was always looking good. She wore great jewelry and always looked so stylish. At the time I saved this necklace because it was a way for me to remember her and her style, but all this time that necklace had been stored away in a box of collectibles that I didn't even remember that I had. I now have it included in my jewelry box and am reminded of the wonderfully amazing woman that she was. What a treasure it was to discover that necklace. The world truly became duller after my Na-Na passed as she had this light about her that could not only brighten a whole room but illuminate an entire house. She was remarkable. I love you Na-Na and I miss you dearly, but I can feel your love wrapped around me as I wear this necklace and each time I look down I am reminded of you.
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." -- Thomas Cambell
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