Live Like you are dying...

This is an entry required for my intro class at Ashford University:

"I went skydiving I went rocky mountain climbing I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I gave forgiveness I'd been denyin' And he said some day I hope you get the chance To live like you were dyin' " Popular lyrics by Tim McGraw.... So the question is what would I do if I only had six months to live. I  seriously doubt I  would go sky diving or mountain climbing, or ride a bull as Tim  McGraw croons.  However, I would love deeper, speak sweeter and give forgiveness. I'd  like to think I  already do that, but, I would find more time for prayer, and more time  with my family.  I certainly would not fill my days with work, or knowledge. I would not  let simple  worries wear me down.  I would teach my kids all I could. I would simply give my family all of me.   You see, I have nothing monetary or physical to leave in a will.  I would  leave  them legacy, love and happy memories.  I would go and see friends I had not seen in years. I remember a few  years back about a  friend from high school. She told me she had breast cancer that had  metastasized to her  lungs. She asked me when I was coming to see her. We talked daily, but  I never got the  chance to go back and see her before she died. I have always regretted  that. As our textbook so eloquently puts it, death is a "universal developmental  event in a  particular individual's life" (Boyd &Bee, 2006). Some of us are blessed  to know  when or approximately when it is coming, so we can prepare our loved ones.  Then, some  of us don't know when it's coming. However, it is always best to be prepared.  I have dealt  with death and dying so often in my young life, and I hope I have not been  jaded by it. I  am happy to say that death doesn't scare me, and that in fact, I am ready for  it. Don't get  me wrong, I am not suicidal, and I know I have a purpose here. Many people  theorize  about what comes after death, and I sure do not have the answers, but what  ever is out  beyond what we know; I can only hope I will find loved ones waiting for me  and preparing  a place for me. I can only hope I have done this life justice while I was here... Do you know the lyrics, "This world is not my home, I am only passing through"?  I love  that song, and believe it with all my mind, heart, and soul.  I recently heard about someone who had always wanted to live in California,  and when I  friend died young, he decided to do just that. So, now he lives in California. I think of so many times, we say, "I am going to do that one day"...Well, one  day is here!  Do it now. We do not know what tomorrow will bring (or today, for that matter).  I am content at the moment to enjoy what life has given me. I am content to  let the past be  the past. My only single desire in this life is to see Ireland before I die. Hopefully,  sooner than later!  This is just a food for thought piece.