A couple of weeks ago I was at a funeral for a
neighbor. I never had met her, but did
know her husband. She had been suffering
from health issues since we moved to the neighborhood, and kept to herself in
the house. During the service a few
friends got up to speak of memories they had and it got me thinking, how would
people remember me? How do people see
me?
In the last week I have been in the process of getting
personal character references from people who have known me for quite some
time; both the good sides and the not so good (we all have them). When
I read what these friends had written, I was touched. Moments were remembered that I hadn’t thought
of in a long time and then there were things that I truly did not see as significant
or out of the ordinary; but they mattered to someone. It’s a good reminder that everything we do
and say has an effect on someone and it’s up to us as to what that will be.
I found it funny how character traits that are seen as
quality traits, vary from person to person.
From one person, they saw
strength with something to do with a small engine. For another, it was related to relationships
with family and friends. Guess which one
was the girl answer and which the boy answer.
I have to be honest and say that I feel like I haven’t
always been the mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend that I want to be or
could be. We are always our own worst
critics. We all have a tendency to get busy and caught
up in life. The thought that ‘I’ll call
them later’ or ‘I should stop by to see…’ , gets lost as there are not enough
hours in the day. When I think of all
the opportunities I am given on a daily basis to make a difference for someone,
I’m grateful and only hope that I will take advantage of every opportunity to
make a positive difference for someone.
I have been made aware that everything I do, no matter how small it may
seem to me, has the potential to matter greatly to someone else.
Alana Regier
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