Life, Love & Uncle Don's Last Visit

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October 9, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace May you live all the days of your life. - Jonathan Swift - Life, Love & Uncle Don's Last Visit "That first night, we didn't get to bed until four; it was as if we'd all agreed to wring every last bit of life out of these few days together. Thursday night I baked a six-layer cake I'd found in Bon Appetit... we were singing happy birthday to Uncle Don, as he turned eighty-eight. "You know," he said, "you live alone for so long, and then people do something like this for you, it just makes you want to weep."" In this beautiful, and moving piece Heather O'Shea recounts a visit from relatives that was filled with love, laughter, life -- and lessons from the leaving of it all. { read more } Be The Change Make plans to spend time with family or friends you haven't seen in a while. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Three Parables to Regain Perspective A 40-Year-Old Photo That's Gone Viral How To Be Yourself 39 Ways to Live Not Merely Exist 27 Non-School Skills Children Need The Point of Being Alive Are You Training Yourself To Fail? 20 Questions for Thanksgiving DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 131,191 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More