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By: Think About It |

Think About It | — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:57:59 +0000

[...] this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginToday I stumbled across Punctuality Rules! and her post is both sad, and thought-provoking. Inspired by the sudden death of a co-worker, she puts these [...]

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:23:46 +0000

Deb, I’m so sorry for the loss of your co-worker. When we lose someone, I think it’s natural to reflect on life and reevaluate how we’re living. Hopefully, the silver lining is that we can grab life by the reigns as we get older and steer ourselves toward our most desirable pursuits. I know that’s what I try to do, and in some ways I do it in honor of those who are no longer with us.
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By: Rona Maynard

Rona Maynard — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:30:19 +0000

These are challenging, life-defining questions–not just when someone dies but every day of every life. It’s so easy to ignore the shocking fact of mortality. Although I always feel wrenched off my moorings when someone in my circle dies, I’ve become oddly grateful for those moments when I’m forced to ask, “Why am I here? What’s it all about? And if I had never lived, what would be different?” If I thought I had forever to leave at least a small beautiful mark on the world, I’d just bumble along without leaving much of anything.
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By: --Deb

--Deb — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:05 +0000

Sometimes you really need the outside incentive to stop and think about these things!
–Deb´s last blog ..Are You Doing What You Love?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:56:13 +0000

Wow…this post is sad, yet it is challenging. Great questions! I’m so sorry about your co-worker, I can’t imagine. I think that would really shake me up, and start questioning like you are.
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By: --Deb

--Deb — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:37:35 +0000

@Hillary–I wrote a piece for our December company newsletter, too. This whole “no employees have died” trend was one we SO wanted to continue! We mutter about “life is too short” all the time, but we never really know HOW short. And, maybe the clouds the last few days have been bad for the optimists among us?

@Joanna–Big questions are usually the hardest ones to answer–but the ones that should be the most satisfying once you’ve addressed them.

@Brad–A terrible, sorry, story … it’s all true.
–Deb´s last blog ..Are You Doing What You Love?

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:29:21 +0000

A terrible story, that is.
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By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:28:45 +0000

Deb, That is a terrible sorry and I am very sorry. They say you should live every day as if it were your last, which is very wise but very hard to do.
Brad Shorr´s last blog ..A Thanksgiving Thank You

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:22:04 +0000

Deb, that is a powerful way to honor your co-worker. They’re big questions, and the ones we shouldn’t put off answering… and then acting upon. Thank you.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:14:49 +0000

I am very sorry to hear about your co-worker. That happened to a co-worker of my brothers and she died on the job, while he was there so it was very hard on everyone. It is very good words to live be. Make sure everyone in your life always knows you love them.

I would like the record to show that I read this post after I wrote my mortality one so I guess there is just something in the air in Denville tonight making us all pensive.