Have you......

told someone you think they are special today...

have you said the unsaid things.....

I have been thinking a lot about that lately....perhaps because it is drawing near the end of another year of time passed, of moments and breaths that I have been blessed with. It is a time of reflection, of looking back upon my journey. This year, in particular I have a lot to reflect upon. I never would have thought I would be where I am today one and a half years ago when this particular branch of my journey began....when I realized yet again in my lifetime, how precious each breath is and that we cannot let things go unsaid....

Those who know me well, will know that I am an open book....one who will speak freely from the heart. Some take my heartfelt words as they are intended....an expression of how much you mean to me....and others a little more skeptical. I had someone say to me the other day "that first part is a little white lie, but thanks anyway"...no, it isn't. Perhaps those words ~ you are special and you brighten my day, or similar ones cannot be fully embraced because they aren't said often enough. When I say to you ~ you are special, I care about you and you brighten my day I mean it with all my heart....because each one of you is a blessing in this world and I am richly blessed to have you touch my life however you do so.

This is a time of year of joy for many....but it is also the time of year when depression and suicide are at their highest rates....So, to those who are experiencing either emotion or perhaps both, I say to you ~ you are special, you are a blessing in the world simply by being you, and you are a light in this world that sometimes seems dark.

Say those words ~ the unsaid ones....tell someone you love them, you care about them, they mean the world to you...embrace the opportunity of today for what it is, a blessing, a time to speak the words that may otherwise go unsaid ~ for that is the greatest gift you could give another and even more so, yourself.

Love to you all ~ you are a blessing, a light in this world and each one of you is incredibly special....may your hearts be full and your spirits be light and may you know that someone cares!