Life

Today has been a day to reflect on life and count your blessings. Also one to recommit to living each day as best as possible, and to be happy.

A friend got a call early this morning that her brother was found dead in his home. He hadn't reported to work for a couple of days, lives alone, and someone went to check on him. Fortunately it has been determined that he didn't commit suicide nor was he murdered. But she was steeling herself to go and tell her 80+ year old parents who lived next door that another of their sons had just died. There were no words to tell her how sorry I am. Only the offer to help however she needs it.

Before that early early this morning as I was listening to the news trying to convince myself to get out of bed even though it was raining, cold and dark. The traffic report said there was an accident investigation going on on the exact part of the inter state that I travel on. So try and pick another way. 5 lanes were reduced to 1 lane. We all know that accident investigation means that someone has died. A 21 year old girl had run under the trailer part of an 18 wheeler about 2:30 a.m. My first thought was how in the heck had that happened, and then what was she doing out on the road at that time of the night? not driving towards home.

I was talking about it with my son tonight and said she was from our area and told him her name. He grabbed his year book. There she was. They went through 6 years of school together and they graduated on the same day. He didn't know her except by name and face but still, it made him stop and think for a minute. Then he started texting old highschool friends . . . this shouldn't be happening.