I went to a funeral last friday of a friend, a guy i shared a house with when i first came here. I mentioned him in another post two weeks ago. The service was in their church in the wild, and very cold Yorkshire hills and we all, his friends and family, journeyed there from all over to honour and rejoice his life.
The words that stayed with me throughout the service were spoken in a prayer….’we are here to celebrate Rich, his life, of 40 years lived well’ There was never a truer statement of Rich. He was an active, happy, genuine and brave. He pursued his dreams with courage. He lived a full life.
I have been thinking over the past two days..’do i live well?’ Do i make the most of this life, this short amount of time. Do i value what matters most or do i place to much value on that which does not. Am i chasing my dreams or are they dormant, forgotten at the bottom of the sock drawer. Will i be able to look back at my life and say the same words?
I hope so.
One of my minor aims this year was to start to get some of our family images printed. I take thousands of photos and, as is the curse of the digital age, they sit, unseen on my computer hard drive and my goal was to change that and get some beautiful art work to hang in our house. I was inspired further to do this when I saw the order of service for Rich. He was a photographer of the great ‘film’ age and his beautiful images have been hung in galleries and shows in London, winning awards and moreover being actually SEEN and enjoyed by others.
So with that in mind, this week I am running a giveaway. I was approached recently by Hello Canvas and asked to review one of their products. They also agreed to donate a gift certificate for a 20×28 print to canvas. Just follow the instructions on the rafflecopter app below.
