Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Go to funerals -


Go to funerals.  Don’t go for fun of course, you weirdos; go because it's the loving thing to do for people that are important to us. 

There was a time when I was so deeply exhausted from my job and chronic sinus issues that my husband would practically hand me a dress and tell me what time to be in the car to leave for a funeral service.  The whole way I would grumble that I had things to do (like sleeping) and we should just write them a lovely note and that would mean more than showing up with tons of other people, and I didn’t even know the person, and also I didn’t want to go. This feels terrible to admit now (I was a Very Sick and Tired Girl back then - now I am just normal tired).

Time after time though I would see the looks on these friend’s faces when we would hug them before or after the service and I could tell it meant a lot that we were there for them.  And often when we see these friends/acquaintances/business partners/etc. they tell others about us: “These guys came to my grandmother’s funeral!” 

So I do things like buy in twos and do leg lifts while I dry my hair to allow extra energy to build up so that I can spend it on people that are important to me.  I feel less tired when I make others feel loved.

On a side note I have come to cherish celebrating a person's life and learning about their legacy to those that were important to them.  

And on a light note I think watching a New Orleans Jazz Funeral Procession would really be something awesome. 

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This is not a Tired Girl  source


1 comment:


  1. Okuma alışkanlığı, kişisel gelişim ve bilgi birikimi açısından büyük önem taşır. Bu nedenle, zaman zaman okunması gereken kitaplar listesine göz atmak faydalı olabilir. Herkesin ilgi alanına uygun ve farklı bakış açıları kazandıran kitaplar, yaşam kalitemizi artırabilir. Unutmayalım ki, düzenli okumak zihni canlı tutar ve yeni fikirler üretmemize yardımcı olur.

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