UnDone

Breast Cancer has claimed the live of another friend, a young friend.  I write this with such a heavy heart.  When I was diagnosed she came to me, she spoke to me in church and offered her support, at the time she had not been diagnosed.  One year later she began walking that same path.  
She asked me many questioned.  I offered suggestions as best I could, there was light at the end of the tunnel.  Our lives went on, we would run into each other infrequently due to our busy schedules. Whenever we did, checking in on each others medical updates was top priority.

Circumstances changed drastically late last summer and the downhill spiral began; along with it my guilt. I kept telling myself I would go see her.  I wanted to her know that as a sister in breast cancer I would be her voice.  I was willing to write it for her.I would give her a voice if needed and address those issues that not everyone is free to discuss.  Not to say that I am the best writer, I would give it my top effort.   This opportunity has now past. and I am filled with such regret.

It sounds so cliche, don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today, This has never rung so true as this morning. What have you left undone: a good deed left unfinished, a kind word unspoken, a promise unfulfilled?  

I sat this morning in a glorious mountain paradise looking out on a lake while two of my children play, thinking about what I have done and what I have left undone.   I don’t mean self- improvement or a physical household type chore.  I’m referring to the people in your life. Your family, friends, acquaintances and that new term, “frienamies”.

Can you find your cliche and avoid the regret?  I wish this for you.