The "line"

Attending funerals is probably one of the more difficult things a person has to deal with in their life… Unfortunately for me, I have been attending funerals since I was a little kid.  It started with my Grandfather, Aunts and uncles, Nonna, Dad, Paternal Grandmother, Godfather, and many other family members and some friends. I have already been to 2 of them this year.  It doesn’t get any easier… Ever. 

Last week as I was sitting at my cousin’s funeral, something was said that caught my attention.   There were many random thoughts going through my head to keep from crying,  as Msgr. M. was in the middle of giving his mass, and he told us; “it comes down to the "line" between the date you are born and the date you die - how are you going to live that "line?”

The "line" between the date you are born and the date you die is life and how you live it… It made me think; what kind of eulogy would be given at my funeral?  Would they say “she loved to laugh and her laugh was infectious” or “she lived her life to the fullest”?  What would my “line” say…  I guess that would be a better question.   

I am inspired by that comment and I have been thinking about it for days… I not only want to be content with the way I lived my “line”, but I also want to make my loved ones proud about the way my “line” was lived.  

I will be concentrating on that from now on…. So look out “line”  here I come! How are you going to live your "line"????