Tag: remember

  • Live

    Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do the worst kind of suffering. Paulo Coelho Today is the day we live. Tomorrow is the day we seek. Yesterday is the day we remember. If we spend too much time seeking or remembering, we miss living. Waiting for the future, is difficult…

  • What do we remember?

    “Never forget,” those words so easily spoken on anniversaries and holidays. What do they mean, do we even know what we are swearing to “Never Forget”? Do they mean the same thing to everyone? Is it even possible for it to mean the same thing to everyone? I think about these things and I wonder.…

  • To those who stood on that wall

    Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. The author of the quote is unknown but it’s sentiment is felt deeply on Memorial Day. A day that we remember the soldiers that gave their all to guarantee our rights. They…

  • Thank you for your service

    I believe accurately remembering – and honoring – our whole past is the first step in governing in a way that effectively represents the whole America. ~~Tammy Duckworth~~ On Memorial Day weekend, we should take the time who were willing to stand on that wall during peacetime as well as wartime. They guaranteed that we…

  • Closer to the end

    Each second, we get closer to the end than the beginning. It is up to us to live as fully as we can. Over the weekend, I missed my father. He died closer to 20 years ago than not. Ironically, I can remember the time the phone call came to advise me that he was…