Lessons From a Dying 6 Year Old

Sorry, but this one’s not very funny…

I came across this story about a 6 year old girl who was diagnosed with a tumor on her brain stem and given a few months to live. In her final days she wrote hundreds of notes to her family and hid them around the house so that they would discover them after she was gone. Her parents are releasing the journal they kept during this time along with images of some of her notes in a book.

I know it’s not very “manly” of me, but I was moved and found myself tearing up at times reading about it.

You can read an excerpt from the book here: Notes Left Behind (there is a link to see some of the notes too)

Certainly creates a tremendous sense of perspective, doesn’t it?

Some people have very real problems. Loved ones with tragically serious illness or injury. Living in a war torn country. Being the victim of a serious physical crime. Most of us, thankfully, will rarely, if ever, be faced with these things.

Everyone likes to get whiney, mopey, down, or just flat out negative from time to time. But keep in mind, 99% of our complaints, anger, and negativity is focused at dumbass crap that ultimately isn’t all that important.

So sure, the next time you get bad service at a restaurant, feel free to take 7 seconds to fume about it. Then let it go and get on with making the most of every precious moment of life you have on this planet.

Now go and tell someone you care about that you love them…

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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+

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