The Simple Things in Life

Last night, I sat down to try to write. I knew what I wanted to say I just couldn’t figure out how to say it. No words fit the way I was feeling. But today, my brother and I found a mama duck and her baby ducklings swimming in my aunt’s pool. It was then that I found the words I had wanted to write last night. “It’s the simple things in life that make it all worth it.” My Aunt Pat passed away a few days ago; we were at her house grabbing the last few things we need for the funeral tomorrow. Through the sorrow of losing a loved one it’s these simple little things that make you appreciate life, the things that let you know it will all be okay. Aunt Pat’s favorite color was purple. It just so happens that the dead bush in front of my family’s home had a single purple flower yesterday when we got home from running around making the necessary preparations. When Anthony and I got home today, my daddy told us that he found purple wild flowers growing in his garden. I always hear the saying, “life is short” but I have never really lived like it. With the events of the past few days, I realize now that it’s oh so very true and with this realization, the simple things in life mean so much more. I have a new appreciation for life and I will start to live life like it is short and I will open up my eyes to see more of those simple things that make it all worth it. Although her journey is just beginning, this chapter of my Aunt Pat’s life here with us is closed. We will forever miss, and love her. We will gather as a sea of purple in remembrance her. It will not be a day full of tears, rather a day to remember the good times we shared.