Lessons I Learned Losing Family & Friends

Loss: the state or act of no longer having, keeping, or controlling something.

Here’s who I lost:

1. My two Grandmothers, 2 Grandfathers
2. My older cousin brother – Babu Dai (alcohol overdoes)
3. My older cousin sister – Phulhamu Didi (succumbed to her illnesses)
4. My friend Rubiel Mercado. (no seatbelt and flew through his windshield)
5. My friend Alexa (Autoimmune disease)
6. Ismar “Mookie” (shot. He was not the target)
7. My friend Woody (drowned running from the cops)

I can go on.

Here’s what losing my family and friends taught me:

1. Death can happen to any of us at anytime
2. There is no more important time than the present
3. You better act now. Time is ticking.
4. Your dreams will not magically happen. You must act relentlessly.
5. There is no meaning to life, except the meaning you give it.
6. There is no proof of spirits. They never came back to visit me.
7. Life is meant to be lived. It’s an adventure. Enjoy, laugh and experience the full human experience.

I love and miss my family and friends dearly.

However, we will all be gone one day as well.

Let us all live our lives as best we can, achieve our dreams and do exactly what our soul desires.