Loving What IS

A few years back, I woke before Patty and was full of love, as I admired the brimming light on her profile. It was beautiful to me. I captured the moment with my iPhone. I am glad I did - the memory is lasting. The image of the moment is below. It may be morbid, or inappropriate to you, but telling to me.

Recently, Johanna, a dear friend, and class mate of Michael and Bridget, posted that Patty saved her life. Later she posted that Patty was a dear heart to all of the ‘hanging around’ class mates. Patty lived… and loved, in the moment. Past and future were of little attention for Patty. I was unaware of Johanna’s experience and probably a lot more of Patty’s loving moments. I suspect there were many.

During a recent long meditation, I realized that; life is not having what you love, nor even loving what you have. It is loving what IS. You would think that I would have picked this up from a half century of living with Patty. I guess I am a little slow. It is never too late to learn. Thank you Patty for shedding light on what’s important.