Live so that death doesn’t catch you unprepared

AARP article about soldiers' final letter home
Preparing for death was important even in 1779

 

AARP advice on dying
The underlined part is great advice.

 

Live so that death doesn’t catch us unprepared. The underlined part of the photo:

“uncertainty of life ought to induce every man to prepare for death”

As we walk on the treadmill of life, we poison our souls so slowly we never notice.

Notice.

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They would die if they didn’t burst open

Iowa flower buds in late May
On one side of the Iowa City front yard….

 

Iowa flower buds in late May
… on the other side of the same Iowa City front yard.

 

Flower buds can not help themselves.

They would die if they didn’t burst open.

And their bursting open is invisible to the naked eye.

Our spirit of service to others happens over a long period of time as we move from selfishness to selfless.

Almost invisible to the naked eye, until one day it’s a beautiful blossom (of a human spirit).

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Got a minute?

Church steeple in Iowa City, iowa
Out for a run yesterday, counted hundreds of blessings

 

Got a minute? Just one minute, maybe even a little bit less than that…

Often challenging to focus on what’s just ahead of us, let alone 10-30 years down the road.

Did you start your day on your knees?

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