Hello dear bloggers. Today I bring you a peek of yesterday’s Uplift post at ROAMcare.org, Each day a Bonus. We have a choice every day. Do we make it fun or will it be dreadful? Death is tragic often enough. Don’t make life tragic also. Make every day a bonus.
In the last week, several “young” deaths made headlines. Hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, ages 31 and 29 respectively, lost their lives to a drunk driver. Hiphop artist Fatman Scoop (Isaac Freeman III), 53, died after collapsing on stage. Olympic wrestler Michelle Fazzari died of cancer at 37. We are sure none of them expected their last day would be their last day.
On the other hand, Maria Branyas Morera died on August 20 at the age of 117 years, 6 months, and 24 days, leaving five people older than 115 years of age still alive. It is estimated that there are more than half a million centenians in the world, nearly 90,000 in the United States, and over 300 supercentenians (over 110 years old) worldwide. These are people who appreciate the daily gift of a new day.
What do the tragically dead too soon and the life-fulfilled oldest among us have in common?
Read the full blog post at Each day a Bonus. There’s nothing to buy, no fee to read. Ever. (You do have to register if you want to comment and join the discussion. Again, though, that is absolutely free.)
We don’t decide how long we live. We do decide how we live. Whatever you decide to do today, do it with a smile.
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I can’t seem to comment on ROAMcare, but I wanted you to know how dramatically powerful this is–living each day with intent and hope and gratitude. It’s so easy to be distracted by the little things that don’t matter rather than being pleased that we have another day to live, another opportunity to do something good and right. I know how easily I make bad decisions, but I appreciate the chance to begin each day with a clean slate, a new opportunity to make good decisions and impacting others with hope. The people you mentioned have made an impact on those around them with their attitudes. Well done, my friend. We need the reminder of choosing to care about people rather than seeing those who are different from us as a problem.
I’m sorry about what’s going in at the other site. I thought it was fixed. Even did a couple test comments. Another project for me!
Your closing line says so much about leading a full, even if it might not be a long, life. Choose to care and be close rather than seeing others as a problem to be solved. We all make a bad choice, an unwise decision, a response not thought through. That we get ,as you said, a clean slate is a gift too many choose not to accept. I pray we all start each day with “intent and hope and gratitude.”
Thank you for thinking to bring your comment here.
And I will share this with Diem. We appreciate you!
Words to live by….treasure every day. Yes – like a bonus! Thank you, Michael. 💕
Every day is a bonus. So good, Michael!
Thank you Lynne. That’s a common theme we have over there. I could use it in the description for almost every post we publish.
A good reminder to show up to the life you have and enjoy it to the fullest.
Oh yes indeed – show up to life, show up every day, just in case…