365 days…or 8,760 hours…or 525,600 minutes…

How has one year come to pass?   It feels like only yesterday receiving the news, going to the morgue, planning the funeral.   Getting dressed for the funeral I recall looking into the mirror and not recognizing the face that looked back at me.   It wasn’t until later that I realized what that signified and then found myself on a journey of self re-discovery while also dealing with this indescribable loss.   I was blessed with a few visits from my beloved Sydney in my dreams over this year and she has taken me places, showed me things, shared insights of why now, who I am becoming and why I need to be strong and find my way and, with no surprise, she promised me she would always be by my side, like she was in life…my side kick, but with more of a reach to help than when she was here.

 

Her selflessness and her simplicity in life was so beautiful and it got me to thinking of how we could honor her today.   She had so many ways of living that if more people followed suit, the world would be a much happier place.   So I thought I would share some of her “Syd’ism’s or ways to live life”. Some were so simple, silly and some were wisdom beyond her years…

 

So here we go…

  1. Dr. Seuss rocks. Two of her favorites (she had them posted in her room), “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” And… “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”.
  2. SLOW DOWN!!!!    And be home more
  3. Give the person you are with 100% of your attention, let them know they matter
  4. Family is everything! (this is everyone that matters to you, not just blood!)
  5. Love really is the only thing that matters, all kinds of love.
  6. Never say diet. Eat in moderation, except with bacon!!!
  7. Don’t take life, or yourself, too seriously.
  8. NEVER change who you are for someone else.
  9. Love with reckless abandon.
  10. Give all you have and expect nothing in return
  11. Live life so you will have zero regrets
  12. Material stuff DOES NOT MATTER!
  13. There is always room for 2nds; 2nd breakfast, 2nd lunch and 2nd dinner (she was a foodie!)
  14. Pooh “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
  15. Only be around people that believe in you
  16. Why lie when the truth is so much fun
  17. Only have a bucket list if you intend on using it!
  18. Choose the people in your life by their heart
  19. The most important ingredient in a recipe is the love you put into it
  20. Never ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do, and if you wouldn’t do it, does it even really truly matter?
  21. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. (More profound words from Dr. Seuss)

 

I know we all miss her so dreadfully and to see people posting their feelings and pictures today is such a testament to what an incredibly loving soul Sydney was and is.   I would like to ask everyone to light a candle in her honor today.   I found a two-wick candle in a beautiful mercury glass; the one wick signifies her 21 beautiful years with us in this lifetime and the other wick signifies her beautiful soul as she now watches over each and every one of us.   Let her continue to share her wisdom with us all in new ways. Watch and listen for her, she is with us all, which I believe brings her great joy and it brings me a sense of peace and a knowing that I am never alone.

 

 

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