Growing Pains...
August 22nd, 2010. One year ago, a good friend passed away. Up until this morning, I hadn't even realized how important this day was. When I had remembered, I felt terrible that I could even forget this day. How could I be so careless? Could I be so self-absorbed that I completely forgot about something so important? No. I wasn't being careless...and I wasn't being self-absorbed. I forgot because time had closed the wounds that had opened one year ago. Everyone always says "time heals all wounds"...and I even say it - but I never truly believed it up until today. What happens in the present will still matter to me in a year but I'll certainly look at it differently. When we remember Dave we shouldn't be saddened by what happened, regretful of what we may not have done, or fearful of what the future may bring. Dave's passing has taught me a few things that I've probably mentioned in the past but find so important to reiterate now: