I am thinking today...not light fluffy thoughts that float through your head and are easily pushed aside and forgotten. I'm thinking heavy things. Time, life, death, love, loss, friendship.

How often do we go through our lives in semi-complacent mode? We start forgetting some of our blessings. Some priorities start changing places. The important lessons of life sometimes diminish. It is always a shock to feel that rude awakening when every breath is vital, when we clearly see the world around us and remember who we are and what we are aiming for. You don't have to veer far off course at all to be promptly jerked back on.

Yesterday, a friend of mine from Arizona died. Kameron Haban. I haven't even seen him in years. We very recently reconnected on Facebook. I have been extremely busy and other than the add, I have not yet sent him even a note, though I followed his family blog. Now he is gone and I have let a chance slip by to let a dear friend know he was loved and admired. He was a wonderful person with an endearing smile and I have many fond memories of him.

This world at times is all push and shove. There is much required of us at every turn. I am amazed at how complicated the world would have things be. I am happiest when I lead a simple life, when I push the demands down to a minimum. I am in no way against working hard, but I am for working for the right things. Our focus is so often pulled in many different directions and we forget whether we are coming and going. That's just life, I guess but in the last year or so, I've made a conscious effort to really feel my life, to see things around me, and to get my priorities straight. For the most part, I've done really well. Today, I can't help but feel like I failed. How many others have I been 'too busy' for? I know I'm not Superwoman. I can't do everything. I've done through drastic changes in my life and I'm lucky to be sane person right now. :) But I will truly be giving more thought to my loved ones, my life, my testimony and my future.

Grab life by the horns and go...just go in the right direction. When we drive, we are constantly aware of lights, turn signals, crosswalks, other cars. But in life, sometimes the details fade out and we become accustomed to living a certain way and lose our introspection and therefore, the glory in life.

I am commited to living a fuller life so that when I pass on to the next, I will not only know I have not wasted my minutes, but that I have cherished them and those around me.

P.S. To read Kameron and Jami's inspiring story, please visit: http://kamandjami.blogspot.com/