What made your day a crap one?

[Mark12]

Today, I bumped into a dog walking acquaintance of mine. We usually exchange a few minutes of conversation on my daily walks several times weekly over the last few years. I do enjoy talking to him, and like him as a person, and his elderly Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Today's conversation was a conversation I was not expecting. He came straight out with it; he told me he was terminally ill with cancer, and they had given him weeks. I just couldn't say anything. What an awful moment that was. I put my hand on his shoulder, looked him in the eye briefly, I had tears in my eyes, and just walked away.

I'm so sorry Jamie that's a very difficult and hard thing to hear.

 

[TobyC]

Today, I bumped into a dog walking acquaintance of mine. We usually exchange a few minutes of conversation on my daily walks several times weekly over the last few years. I do enjoy talking to him, and like him as a person, and his elderly Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Today's conversation was a conversation I was not expecting. He came straight out with it; he told me he was terminally ill with cancer, and they had given him weeks. I just couldn't say anything. What an awful moment that was. I put my hand on his shoulder, looked him in the eye briefly, I had tears in my eyes, and just walked away.

Sounds like he needed someone to talk to.

 

[Twelvefret]

Who knows what impact getting a terminal diagnosis would have on us. It would depend on what we have become and what anchors our inner being, what is important to us.

When I was involved in hospice services I met with families to discuss the American Medicare hospice benefit. The definition of who qualifies is someone who would be expected to die in six months if the diagnosis followed its usual path. We had patients who lives years and some who died in days. Hospice is designed to keep the person comfortable, clean, and allow them to die with dignity with those they consider family to be present.

Some people died angry and some at peace.

Thing is that I could die today. I've tried to learn about being mindful and present to whatever I am doing each day. If I am with my grandson, I want to be with him completely and undistracted. If I am doing mundane things, I want to be present in the moment. I think it is possible to get to a place where we do not need anything but appreciate everything. If anything is important, everything is important. I anyone is important, everyone is important.

Forgiveness is essential to living well, but so is getting rid of contempt and anger. I would rather die at peace now than live another 20 years holding onto something someone did to me that was not good.

 

[Vacumatic]

Who knows what impact getting a terminal diagnosis would have on us. It would depend on what we have become and what anchors our inner being, what is important to us.

When I was involved in hospice services I met with families to discuss the American Medicare hospice benefit. The definition of who qualifies is someone who would be expected to die in six months if the diagnosis followed its usual path. We had patients who lives years and some who died in days. Hospice is designed to keep the person comfortable, clean, and allow them to die with dignity with those they consider family to be present.

Some people died angry and some at peace.

Thing is that I could die today. I've tried to learn about being mindful and present to whatever I am doing each day. If I am with my grandson, I want to be with him completely and undistracted. If I am doing mundane things, I want to be present in the moment. I think it is possible to get to a place where we do not need anything but appreciate everything. If anything is important, everything is important. I anyone is important, everyone is important.

Forgiveness is essential to living well, but so is getting rid of contempt and anger. I would rather die at peace now than live another 20 years holding onto something someone did to me that was not good.

A life lesson to many.

 

[Randy]

Who knows what impact getting a terminal diagnosis would have on us. It would depend on what we have become and what anchors our inner being, what is important to us.

When I was involved in hospice services I met with families to discuss the American Medicare hospice benefit. The definition of who qualifies is someone who would be expected to die in six months if the diagnosis followed its usual path. We had patients who lives years and some who died in days. Hospice is designed to keep the person comfortable, clean, and allow them to die with dignity with those they consider family to be present.

Some people died angry and some at peace.

Thing is that I could die today. I've tried to learn about being mindful and present to whatever I am doing each day. If I am with my grandson, I want to be with him completely and undistracted. If I am doing mundane things, I want to be present in the moment. I think it is possible to get to a place where we do not need anything but appreciate everything. If anything is important, everything is important. I anyone is important, everyone is important.

Forgiveness is essential to living well, but so is getting rid of contempt and anger. I would rather die at peace now than live another 20 years holding onto something someone did to me that was not good.

The king

 

[SpeedyPC]

The king

You? The hairy B over my dead body Mr Hairy W@nker your majesty.

 

[Twelvefret]

You? The beloved friend you have become. Blessings on all you undertake.

What a nice post!!