48 HOURS…WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

A friend recently asked me “if you knew you only had 48 hrs to live, how would you spend that time and with whom?”.

The tears welled up and I saw clearly which people in my life have shown me evidence that they cherish me, and I saw what timeless connections are about for us all, and it was another “wake up moment” in which I clarified my priorities and sorted out the wheat from the chaf…

In my last 48 hrs, I would want to be with the people who see me and hear me…who know who and what I am and honor the fact that I have walked this earth…

In my last 48 hrs, I would want to be with the people who have most touched my soul, who have nurtured my mind, and who have been the greatest source of inspiration to me…

I would want to be with the people whose hug and kiss is genuine and whose eyes meet mine with mutual recognition and delight in that we have had the privilege of walking some of our journey together…

I would want to be with the friends and family whose touch –whether a hug, a kiss, a gentle squeeze of the hand or a gentle brush of the cheek with the back of the finger tips– is about acknowledgment and deep affection and appreciation, like my grandchildren who are truly happy to see me and practically knock me down with their vigorous hugs and kisses when they see me…

I would be with loving and generous friends like Robert who regularly clears generous chunks of his time, in the midst of his busy schedule, to prepare a delicious meal for me, sharing his work with me, inviting me to share my work with him, sharing music we love and laughing out loud together, and all the while, treating me like a Queen, as his special guest…

I would want to be with my sweet lover who lets me know that his greatest joy is in giving himself to me and sharing pleasure with me, and whose touch is coming from his deep longing to connect somehow with my soul…

And you? How would you choose to spend your last 48 hours?