Karen’s Place

Here I go watching movies again…

This time it was The Bucket List. Two of my favorite men were in this one, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. Here is the quote I came away with thinking about this time.

“The ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance of heaven, the gods asked them two questions. Their answers determined whether they were admitted or not.

Have you found joy in your life?

Has your life brought joy to others?“

For me, the first question is easy. Have I found joy in my life? Yes, I believe I have. I find it most of all every single time I hear my niece and my God children laugh, there is no better sound in the entire world. It may sound corny, but I find joy in an unexpected beautiful sunrise (like this morning). I find joy watching my dog run carefree and happy, and I find joy when I can laugh so hard my gut hurts and tears are streaming down my face. When was the last time you did that? I don’t do it nearly enough, and it is one of the best feelings in the world.

The second question, however…Has my life brought joy to others? I honestly don’t know…I would like to hope so, but it depends on each person’s definition of the word ‘joy’. All I can do is be myself and be the best person I know how to be…

Here is the video from the movie. People either love John Mayer or dislike him, I’m on the love side. As if you can’t tell from the song, it’s reminding you to tell people what you need to while you have the opportunity. You don’t know when the opportunities will no longer be there. We hear this advice a lot, but how many of us actually take it? Here’s an example. My former boss that I love dearly was having a conversation with me Thursday morning where we were laughing and joking. Then returned to her office to find out her father was in cardiac arrest…he didn’t make it. This was completely unexpected. We can’t take life for granted.