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My mom’s birthday would have been last Tuesday, May 21st if she were still alive.
I pulled a few old pieces of writing I did about her and us in honor of her.
Hope you enjoy.
Old Writing #1: My mother’s death and the value of living life to the fullest and showing a sincere sense of respect and happiness for those who are meaningful in my life. “Life is short, live it to the fullest.”
My mom died when I was in my freshman year of college. We didn’t have the best of relationship and we never hugged or showed affection for each other.
She made me hug her before I left for college, and it was the last hug I ever got from my mom while she was in good health. It was a very emotional yet eye-opening experience which has shaped my thoughts about life and showing of affection/sharing what someone truly means to you in your life. I never did really until after my mom’s death show affection to anyone nor let them know what they meant to me.
After my mom’s death and to this day, I make it a point to let my friends and those I value know that they mean something to me if they do. I enjoy showing affection to those I most care about.
I also learned that you have to forgive people and move on from things in life a lot more than what I did previous to this life event. I learned…
