remembering
“Find a bit of beauty in the world today. Share it.
If you can’t find it, create it. Some days this may be hard to do.
Persevere.”
~ Lisa Bonchek Adams
Many of you have probably already heard that Lisa passed away last night. Her tweets, like the one above, crossed my path daily for years now, and I always admired her courage, her humor, and her willingness to fight her battle so valiantly and publicly in an effort to raise awareness.
In December, a good friend and member of our family–the same age as I am–was taken very quickly by cancer. I haven’t talked about it much here because her battle was private and not mine to talk about.
But today, I am reminded, yet again, how precious life is.
Just now, I know several other people who are also fighting:
an aunt, a friend’s mother, a friend’s friend.
So today, as I have on many other days, I thank Lisa
for the lessons, the reminders, the beauty.
I send love and hugs to those who fight.
And I remember.
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March 7th, 2015 at 9:24 am
Thinking of you and sending light your way. K
March 7th, 2015 at 9:37 am
i wrote my morning pages today, feeling small and hopeless, life feeling hard, and then i came here and i too remembered. and i began to cry. thank you for the reminder, for the bit of beauty, for lisa’s quote. i hope she knows how far it reaches.
March 7th, 2015 at 9:45 am
thank you for your beautiful words
March 7th, 2015 at 10:20 am
I wasn’t lucky enough to have Lisa in my life but I can tell she is going to be missed greatly by so many who loved her … thanks for sharing here.
March 7th, 2015 at 11:27 am
i dont think i knew lisa…but i am sorry for the loss of your friend…i am glad that she left a legacy in her words though…life happens, unexpectedly at times…and again, we dont know the day or hour…so have now…
March 7th, 2015 at 11:54 am
This touched my heart. I have some very good friends fighting and right now I feel very sad…
Sending you love and light xx