Life Lessons

Sitting at my desk doing some writing, I decided to turn on Netflix® and what should appear in my suggestions?  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.  As I pressed play, I could not help but smile.  This is one of my all-time favorite movies.  It was released in Sacramento on Friday, June 13^th, 1986.  You may be saying, “How do you remember that date?”  Well, June 12^th, 1986 was the last day of my Junior Year of High School, it also happened to be the day my father died. 

So, why is this movie one of my all-time favorites when it was truly shrouded in the pain of loss?  Because it was while watching this movie that I promised myself to do the following:

1. Cherish friendships.  On what was the saddest day of my life to date, 4 life-long sister-friends were there.  I learned on that day to make friends that will be there in good times, but more importantly in the bad.
2. Find a way to laugh, especially when feeling low.  Laughter has a way of bringing everything into perspective.  Even in dark moments I find a way to laugh
3. Live my truth even if it doesn’t make sense to others.  People will always have opinions on how you should live your life; however, the only person you have to be with every day is you.  On that day so many years ago I learned for better or for worse, I had to be comfortable walking in my own truth.

This is my Flashback Thursday moment.  A few tears, but truly thrilled that nearly 30 years later these maxims I established for my life hold true. #myfit40s #livelifeonpurpose #iservetheleastofthese