The Dash
Several of you have asked me for the web address for people to share their thoughts on Kristy Ragsdale. She was the young mother gunned down by her husband. Kristy comes from a wonderful family that lived in the town I grew up in.
I am truly amazed at the amount of service and love offered by such a young mommy. May we all make such an impact in our own lives! Take a moment and read...it will change you. Go to www.kristymemoryblog.blogspot.com
Someone shared this poem on the blog. It really makes one stop and think...many great dashes have lived....but eventually all end, as with the passing of our great prophet President Hinkley this week. The poem reads:
The Dash
I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning… to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth…
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars…. the house… the cash…
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard…
are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
(You could be at “dash mid-range.”)
If we could just slow down enough
to consider what’s true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile…
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy’s being read
with your life’s actions to rehash…
would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?
- Linda M. Ellis ((c) Copyright 1999)
Love,
Shannon
I am truly amazed at the amount of service and love offered by such a young mommy. May we all make such an impact in our own lives! Take a moment and read...it will change you. Go to www.kristymemoryblog.blogspot.com
Someone shared this poem on the blog. It really makes one stop and think...many great dashes have lived....but eventually all end, as with the passing of our great prophet President Hinkley this week. The poem reads:
The Dash
I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning… to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth…
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars…. the house… the cash…
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard…
are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
(You could be at “dash mid-range.”)
If we could just slow down enough
to consider what’s true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile…
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy’s being read
with your life’s actions to rehash…
would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?
- Linda M. Ellis ((c) Copyright 1999)
Love,
Shannon
