Slowing Down

I'm getting ready to go to a funeral for a woman who was very much loved. Sadly, I didn't have the time to get to know her as well as I would have liked before her time ended, but she was a very kind woman.

This morning, as I sit here pondering life before leaving for Mustang for the service, I've been thinking about life. We often say it, but then we forget it when we get wrapped up in the everyday drudgery -- life is too short to not enjoy each and every single moment.

Instead of being annoyed by delayed planes and airport layovers, I need to sit back and take advantage of that down time -- time during which I could read, people watch, talk to a friend, blog, or do any other number of things. Sure, I'd rather be at home, but airports can be relaxing. Instead of being irritated about being stuck in traffic, I need to roll down the windows, open the sunroof, turn up the radio, and sing like a rockstar, enjoying the moment to relax.

There is so much that's beautiful in this life. It's too short to be angry. It's too short to hold grudges. It's too short to take things for granted. And, perhaps most of all, it's too short to not tell the people we love that we love them.

I'm going to try to be a better person. I'm going to try to relax more and worry less...to enjoy more and hurry less...to give more and take less. To forgive more...to experience more...to be more thankful. And, above all, to love more.