The Fragility of Life

Life is so fragile we never know day to day what it will bring. I'm a hairstylist and because I’m in daily contact with many people I come face to face with all their joys and unfortunately their pain.
It is their pain that touches my heart every day, I have witnessed from my clients and in my own life that something can happen in a second that can change a day of pure joy into a day of painful circumstances.
Yesterday one of my favorite clients came in for her monthly appt. and right away I could see something was wrong. Well, I was shocked when through tears she told me that one of her sons died. Her son was only 47 years old, left a wife and a 5 year old little boy. He died unexpectedly of heart failure.
It is these stories that I encounter daily that reinforce my belief that we need to live each day as it is our last, trust in God and do our best to treasure each moment. Not an easy task but something we should strive for. We ( I ) sometimes waste so much energy worrying, obsessing or getting upset at things that I have no control over, or if I’m really honest, are so insignificant and unimportant. Unfortunately it seems to take something huge and usually devastating in your life or in someone else's to realize what you have around, taking a good look at the things that matter most in life, appreciating them and holding on to the important things as you let go of those that aren't as a reminder of the fragility of life. Even when you do realize those things sometimes it is all too easy to lose your way again and get caught up in everyday life, and forget how fragile life is, ours and those whom we love.
So let's LIVE. Live as richly as deeply, as bravely, as boldly, as intensely and fully as we can, believing that there is not a moment in life that is not breathtaking, precious, and extraordinary.
“Life is fragile – handle with prayer.”

 The Serenity Prayer

God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen
This is the Full Original Copy of the Serenity Prayer
by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)




















Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

 
Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion. ~Author Unknown

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