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Apologies, Uncommoners.
My posting came to an abrupt halt earlier in the week when I received word that a dear friend of mine died suddenly and very unexpectedly: she was only 19.
I have been very fortunate not to deal with much death in my life thus far, the last funeral of someone I was close to was over 13 years ago. So dealing with this has been a bit of a shock, not only for the loss of the individual, but for my first adult awareness of death.
I have been spending a lot of time thinking about my own life in the context of the potential briefness of life, and have felt partly inspired, and partly ashamed. Inspired because, like my encounter with Izeta, this closeness to death has reminded me of the importance of making each moment count. However, I also feel shame for the selfish energy I put into my endeavors, like this site. Why should anyone care about my little goals when there is such powerful sadness and real problems around us every day?
I guess it is just something I’ve been thinking about, something I’ve been considering. But the truth is, I love this place, and I love this community. And I won’t be stopping anytime soon, that is for sure.
But, in the greatest cliche, death has shocked me into awareness of the brevity and smallness of my own life, and it is with this new found, or newly acknowledged awareness I continue.
But as far as a real apology goes, I am sorry to have disappeared. Please check back in soon, as I will be posting more Uncommon Lives, Top Blogs, and the daily ups and downs of my now put-into-perspective journey.
