The importance of friends, priceless, as they say in the Mastercard commercials.
The girls and I went out on Thursday to celebrate one of our birthdays. It's been a long time since we've been able to sit down and just chat without listening to a band or having our significant ones with us. For a good part of the evening, we relived Italy, a trip 11 of us took in 2007 to celebrate 4 50-year-olds milestone. In 2010, there are plans in the works for Paris and the France countryside. Again, another milestone for 4 50-year-olds. As my friend and sister Ruth said, "at this stage in our lives, we have worked hard, damn hard and we should be enjoying life....to live life deliberately is the key!" I am not sure why that resonated with all of us so much, but suddenly the next day, there were emails flying around saying we'd all used that phrase the following day, sprinkling it in different conversations. Ruth had indicated that in the past few months, two associates, women in their early 50's, had passed from various cancers. Early 50's.....like us. Hence, Live Life Deliberately.
We shared things we were embarking on: Ruth was heading to the Pokonos, I am taking my boys to Italy in August...stories about all of our kids and their adventures...the transplanting of our children into young adults that had turned into alien beings. Their trials.
I'm sure the neighbouring tables in the restaurant were baffled by our loudness and exuberance, but we were there to enjoy, embrace and LIVE LIFE DELIBERATELY. Just lovely.
Cheryl Bower
RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd.
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