Life is short

I had my morning rocked today. This morning was my dog's appointment to be groomed and be updated on her shots. Her groomer is located in with her vet so it is always an easy process and I feel very comfortable knowing that they are in the same location. Gay is the groomer's name, the dog whisperer is what they call her. She can calm even the most skittish dog. She genuinely loves what she does. When I walked in there was no one at the front which is extremely rare and then you could tell that the check in ladies were completely distracted. They asked me what was my appointment for and I explained that my dog was there to be groomed and shots. The one lady just turned and started crying.

Last night my groomer had been killed in a car accident. Her husband had called that morning and they all thought that he was calling to say that the groomer's mother had died, but he explained that there had been an accident and that Gay was gone. Gone.

Now, I wasn't that close to my dog's groomer. We had little 5 min conversations when I would drop off or pick up. She was a very nice lady. So, why you might ask is this rocking my world? It is because it is making me look at the big picture of how very short life is. The things we worry about and stress over are stupid! As long as you are above ground and able to live your life, LIVE IT!!!! Don't worry about what is going to happen tomorrow or next week what if there isn't a next week? What if there isn't a 6 months from now? Gay thought that she was going to be grooming dogs today. She's not. If you knew that today was going to be your last day what would you do? DO IT! Okay, don't go crazy on me you don't need to now rush to the airport and go to Hawaii and tell everyone you did it because I told you to. I'm talking about the little stuff that has been in your head for weeks or months or years of I should really do this or when I get time I would like to...

Most importantly tell the people that you love that you love them. If you are having a bad day suck it up. You are still breathing. I hate bad days they are horrible, but it is really easy to turn them around. If bad keeps happening to you do something nice for someone else and show that bad day that you could give a flyin' whoop about it. The devil would love for you to have a bad day and just waller in it. Self pity, whining, loathing. Yes, everyone hates you. Yes, you look horrible. Yes, you do smell bad. You know what I have to say about that? No they don't! No you don't and Well, okay would it kill you to take a shower?

If you say I'm too busy or I don't have time yes you do. It doesn't take long to send a quick email to say I'm thinking about you. Hey, if you do emails that whole you look bad and you smell thing goes right out the window cause stank can't go through the computer.

My day is crazy. My week is not much better but I just keep thinking about what if? If I die tomorrow all of the things that I am so worried about getting done won't matter. Life will go on. The world will keep turning. I challenge you to remember today what is important. Are you fighting with someone? Get over it. Are you worried about a job? God will provide for you. Are you scared about something? Find someone impartial to talk to.

God made so many of us to help each other out and yet we sit in our little houses and never reach out to others. Get out there and make someone smile today. Anyone. You might want to bathe first. I'm just sayin.

and if you are reading this you probably know me and I want to tell you I love you and all that you mean in my life. Have a glorious God gift of a day!