Make the Most of Every Moment Dear Unity Friends, My dear friend, Betty Schultz, is the owner of Delaware's metaphysical gift shop, Mantras. Last week, she wrote this beautiful inspiration and
posted it on her website. With Betty's permission, I share a portion of it with you today. Enjoy! Today a cherished soul whom I took under my wing passed away. She
was 95. Once again, the feelings of loss have momentarily taken over the space where all this intellectual knowledge lives. Often, the realization of life's impermanence comes to us as death or
trauma. Mine first came to me several years ago in the form of cancer. If you're aware of the transient nature of life and know that the use of your physical body is temporary, embracing the
impermanence allows you to appreciate, to value, to cherish the intangible and the insubstantial. You will no longer give importance to trivial things. You do give importance to meaningful
relationships that nourish your soul. You do more to support your fellow human beings when they need you most. You follow through on actions that make your heart sing and support your
evolutionary growth.  Sometimes you make a commitment to move
through a door of change through which you do not intend to return. Your priorities become quite different when you know it can all be gone in an instant.
Buddhists meditate on death and impermanence so as to encourage themselves to make the most of every moment of our precious human life. I looked after this 90-something
woman because in doing so, I made a healing choice not only for her but for myself. I made a conscious commitment to help make my time with her have meaning, because her life was precious. They say thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle yet the life of the candle will not be
shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Life is precious. Each day is precious. Share your light with another who might count on your light to help them see their way through.
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