A father will always be his daughter's first love. The man that all others will be measured against. (I know I sure as hell do it time and time again.)
I think the most defining moment of my childhood was when I lost my dad at the age of 10. Although he was sick for some time, when I think back now, Dad's death came so suddenly. It was exactly like the proverbial "thief in the night" that many poets have used to describe the passing of a loved one.
I'm only 22...I still have a LOT of my life to live. But I think I would be pretty safe in saying that losing a loved one may just be about the hardest things about the lives we live.
Today would have been his 47th birthday. Something every day prompts me to think of dad, but today really got me thinking...about memories..and about my future too.
I could write for hours about my dad, and I'm sure I will in some future blog. But my main reason for blogging about him today, on his birthday, is to share the outlook I try to uphold in life that would make him proud and allow me to live the life he would have lived himself given the chance.....
Let things out and don't hold them in, treat others well, express your love, follow your heart, pick your battles wisely, and be prepared - for anything could happen tomorrow. Wouldn't you agree?
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