Treasure Those Around You... While You Can

Tonight I was forced to come face to face with my own mortality.

Not because of anything that has happened to me personally but rather something that a loved one is going through.

At this point, I am not at liberty to discuss the circumstances around what is going on but it is something that will be a trying time for my family.

For a good number of people, I am sure they are familiar with the movie the Lion King. Long story short, Mufasa, the King of the Lions explains to his son, Simba, that there is a circle of life. That we are born, we live, we die, ad the cycle continues. As people, we know this, we accept this. However, no matter how much we prepare for this, we are never ready for something to happen; much less the news of something happening.

All too often we spend time on what is essentially irrelevant things, items, and issues. Yes, there is importance in our jobs, in prepping, in politics, et. al. There are so many things that we have to deal with on a day to day basis that we get so wrapped up in those things often times neglecting other things. The important things: People.

For those of you that are familiar with any of my blogs or broadcasts you know that a reoccurring theme of mine is a focus on the family. I believe that in today's world, we spend so much time on other things that we forget to pay attention to our children and significant others. However, tonight I was reminded that it is not just our children or our significant others that we need to pay attention to but also our elders as well.

To circle back to my first line of this blog: I was forced to come face to face with my own mortality. This line is selfish only to the extent that I was forced to look at myself but also my relationships with others and realize a start fact: that fact that life is short. Too short. We can say that X is a long ways away. And from a linear perspective, it is. But how often have we said: "Damn! Where did all the time go?" How often have you looked at a child and said: "Wow, you got big so fast!". The point is, as slow as you think time may be going from one event to the next, it is really going much faster then you realize.

To that end, I want to encourage you all to treasure those people around you. Times goes too damn fast.

If you have a grudge with a dear friend or family member, put it aside.

Be the bigger person and repair your relationships.

If your don't; you may feel good that you were able to stand on principle for a time. But when it is too late, you will no longer have the opportunity to Bury the Hatchet. You will no longer be able to say: "I love you". You will no longer be able to say: "I'm sorry". All you will be able to say when it's too late is: "I wish..."

Remember: Life is too short. Repair what you can in your life before its too late.

God, knows I will be trying.