I've been thinking of my Dad the last few days. I'm sure he'll be on my mind quite a bit over the next month and a half. As I consider and wonder. *sigh* There are things I need to handle. Things that I've put off too long. But those are a different post...
A question came to mind tonight...one who's answer quickly and easily captures the truth.
Who would I want by my side in my last minutes? As I took my last breathes? Who would I want there?
The answer was immediate and easy. Clean. Simple. No doubt in my mind. So very few. For better or worse, it confirms to me so much about who I am, where I am, and how I am. There was comfort in that. Answering that question clears away all of the haze that sometimes gets in the way of the truth.
As I consider who I left out - especially those that surprised me - I realized that my answers altered as the timeframe changed. Yes, of course, in my final hours I would want to see them one last time. Yes...In my final days, I would hope I could see her and them and him and him and her and all of them...
Compared to others, I know even my combined list is short. However, it includes the best of the best. And for that I am a very lucky woman to have so many bests on my lists rather than an endless list of fillers.
Make the most of the time you have with those closest to you.
-Katherine
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