This post is for people who will never give it a LIKE, a 👍, a ♥, a 😂, a 😲, or a COMMENT 📝 …
Yet these are among the MOST Important PEOPLE IN MY LIFE!
They have made an impact on me in one way or another in a significant way. Some of them left us many years ago, while others have gone more recently. Each of them has left valuable life lessons for me which I will never forget.
None of them are with us today to hear what I have to say, which is that since I get tired of counting numbers for everyday tasks, I have instead come up with a way to REPLACE NUMBERS with the NAMES of people I want to remember and who are important to me.
For this particular version of my NAME GAME (I have three), these are the people from 1 to 21 👇
Buddy McBride
Ronnie Werick
Abigail Vigil
Tim Anderson
Chris Mullins
Mark Skotchdopole
Grant Bauer
CJ Coffin
Alan Lujan
Ray Griego
J J McBride
Abel I. Vigil Sr.
Maximiliano McBride Sr.
Beatrice Vigil
Leonore McBride
Betty Mott
Bobby McBride
Johnny Montes de Oca
Jill McBride
Sneaky
Rascal
As I go through their names daily for so many things for which I would normally use numbers, now instead I think of them and send a little prayer to them and their loved ones.
While I am sad none of these people are any longer with us, I am comforted in knowing that all I have to do is to think of any of them, and in an instant, they are there with me. For the great majority of them, I remember the way they walked, the way they talked and their general demeanor.
If I have a question or a concern, I can imagine pretty much what advice or direction each of them might give me, with the exception of Sneaky and Rascal who likely would just sit there and look at me like I was stupid, or more likely, come sit beside me to comfort me.
It is common for us to mourn those who are gone, and I suppose the pain we feel should be felt, it’s real and heartfelt. For us to long for one more conversation, or one more hug, or one more kiss from those who have meant so much to us, is probably good for us as we process their loss.
Yet, it is nice to know that they are only a thought 💭 away… 😉
Who are those people who have made the greatest impact on your life?
Are they still around to call and say, “Whassup”, or have they passed on to that uncertainty which eventually awaits us all? 🤔 📝
∞ Rob McBride ∞
4 Jan 2024