If you could spend one
more day with a loved one already departed, how would you spend it? What
would you do? Mitch Albom became fascinated by this question while
writing the book, For One More Day.
Albom found time and
again that people wanted to spend an ordinary day doing ordinary things
with the people they had loved. Almost everyone wanted to tell this
special person, “I love you” one more time. Many said they wanted to do
the habitual things they always did with the person, such as head to the
movies, or eat at a favorite restaurant, or just sit around and talk
about old times.
Albom learned what we
yearn for is not something exotic or faraway – it’s connection. And
realizing this, a “normal” day is something we should all treasure.
This year
on February 29th you will be granted One More Day. I can’t grant you
time with someone who is already gone, but I can remind you to do
something ordinarily wonderful with someone you love today!
Happy Leap Day!
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