What will matter?

Lately I seem to be so busy running from Point A to Point B.

 

I sometimes forget to stop and smell the flowers.

 

I need to remember it’s not always about the destination, but the journey we take to get there.

 

I need to remember to enjoy the ride before it’s over.

 

 

My friend Marcy sent me a beautiful poem a couple weeks ago. It really made me sit back and think about my life, and concentrate on living a life that matters:

 

What Will Matter
By Michael Josephson 

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours, or minutes.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass on to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevant.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you come from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
It won’t matter whether you are beautiful or brilliant.
Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.
So, what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built. Not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people knew you, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

 

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On another note, I am excited to share this good news with you..

 

Our very own Rosemary Olson, a very talented and inspiring artist who creates most of the paper items in my shop, just landed a feature in the latest issue of Romantic Country magazine.

 

 

To help celebrate, Rosemary is having a Giveaway on her blog.

 

She’s giving away to one lucky winner one of her Gutter Screen Crowns, similar to this one:

 

 

Her giveaway ends this Friday, so make sure you head on over there to enter.

 

Good luck my friends!

 

 

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