Yesterday My Grandmother Died
Ok, for those of you who expect this to only be a ‘business blog’ turn back now, or click a link!
I feel compelled to write about my thoughts today.
Yesterday, my grandmother, 94 years of age, passed away. She would have been 95 this week. The phone call I received from my mother last night did seem a bit out of the blue (as we normally talk on Sunday evening). And a shock it was.
But not totally unexpected. You see, for some years now she has been saying things (to me as well) like ‘I have had my time, I am ready to go anytime the good Lord wants to take me!’ which isn’t the sort of thing you want to hear from your Nanna (as we call her) when she rings to have a chat and wish you a happy birthday… :)
So last night, she kind of got her wish. It was fast. She was probably in pain for only a short amount of time. She was with friends. And my family was near. They had been near her for a while.
Four years ago my parents (semi) retired to her location. They have been able to spend more time with her in and out of her retirement home, which I am sure she was very grateful for. In a way I wish I had spent some more time with her, but we had a great friendship and would speak on the phone, and I was happy to visit when I could.
I was sad today, because, quietly, the world lost a great person.
But my Nanna had a great life. She achieved the things she wanted to. She was happy. She was with family and friends.
So put aside some time for family. Put aside some pleasure time. Don’t spend all your time pedaling so hard to be someone in business, that you forget to be someone to your loved ones.
It is great to be motivated and driven, but don’t lose sight of the real goals in life…
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Wonderful advice indeed. I am sure your Nanna is proud and smiling upon you today. Thank you for sharing this post.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your Nanna Nathan.
What a wonderful message you have to share with everyone. All to often people get caught up with the goings on and people (some of which are really great too) inside these electronic boxes we spend so much time in front of, they forget the extra special, and most important people around them..family.
Blogs will come and go, but family is forever.
Hi Nathan
Sorry to hear about your Nanna. My grandmother is 99 and you’d never meet a sweeter person. You’re absolutely right about putting time aside for family.