I THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD!

This weekend I overheard a conversation between two of my sisters-in-law.  One asked the other had she seen or heard from a friend of theirs.  The response to the question was "I didn't know she was still living.  I thought she was dead."  W-o-w.  That is really deep!!  It got me thinking that I really would not want someone to respond like that to an inquiry about me.  But, it did get me thinking about what I am doing to make sure that people know I am still alive.

What are you doing to make sure that people know you are still alive?  When people ask about you, will they respond "I didn't know she was still living.  I thought she was dead."  Or will they say,..."oh I just saw her a couple of weeks ago.  She works at the food kitchen every other Tuesday."  Or will they say,..."I heard that she just ran a marathon in support of cancer awareness."  Or,..."my elderly neighbor told me that she sits with her one evening a week and also runs her errands."

What difference are you making so that someone knows you are still alive?  Do you mentor a young person?  Do you volunteer in an after school program in your neighborhood?  Have you thought about running for public office?  I did. I ran twice.  That's probably why I'm writing this blog.

What about starting a foundation to support a passion of yours or reading to the blind on the radio?  How about volunteering with a literacy program?  Statistics released by the U.S. Education of Department the week of January 10, 2009 show that some 32 million U.S. adults lack basic prose literacy skills.  That means they can't read a newspaper or the instructions on a bottle of pills.

What are you doing to make sure people know that you are still alive?

One of my nieces organized a school supply give away prior to the start of the school year.  She got the businesses in her community to also donate money and materials.  It was an all-day event.  In addition to giving away school supplies, they fed the community all day and topped it off with snowballs.  There were also games for the kids.  All of it provided free to the community.  It was an absolutely great day for everyone.

Make a difference.  Don't die a premature death.  Don't let people wonder if  you are still living or whether you died and they just missed seeing your obituary!

Peace

Michele