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Every year in remembrance of my dad’s birthday I like to take some time and reflect. This year I wanted to do something a little more special. So I decided it was time to get serious. I have been playing around with this blogging thing for a long time now, and I knew it was time to really get my thoughts out there.

dad and MomBesides its easier to answer all the comments I’ve been getting lately about
what I’ve been doing (Lost 100+ pounds…more on that later). So today honoring dad we launch relentlessliving.com, a work in progress. A place to grow, reach, and be relentless about this one life that we are given. So onto our first post…

It was a word that was thrown around by my dad a lot. My siblings and I, at my dad’s memorial, all started our speeches with our names followed by the phrase, “and I was dad’s favorite”. He made everyone that he came into contact with feel like they were his favorite. Anytime he said that to me, I jokingly answered, “Yeah, say that around my brother and sisters”. But really my dad had no enemies. He had a gift for making the person in front of him feel like they were the most special person in the world.

It was exactly 3 years ago today that I saw him last.  We took him out to his favorite hibachi place, and he came bearing gifts.  Gifts for all the people in the rehab center he was at for the last six weeks of his life.  At dinner, he handed me a stack of comment cards and a list of names, so I can fill them out for him, detailing what he wanted written on each (he liked my handwriting).  He was good at spreading kindness like that.  I remember how he wanted to linger that day. Dawdling like a little kid, telling my mom he wanted just to spend a little more time with me, as if knowing.  And as we enjoyed the breeze outside that place,
he gave me a great gift, a memory etched forever in my mind of what it means to feel like a favorite. (love you Cindy, Sam and Joyce :)) So to honor his memory, I want to challenge you to make others your favorite. Everyone you meet is going through something. And you never know what that person is dealing with. So take the time to listen, really listen to their story. It can make all the difference. For the next 30 days take the time and be intentional about making those in your life feel cherished.

 

Nazears

All my Love, ~Diana

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