I named my blog "Chasing Daylight" after Eugene O'Kelly. Eugene O'Kelly was the Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest CPA firms in the country. In May, 2005, he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He was given three to six months to live. He died in the fourth month. He was 53 years old. Eugene wrote a book on how he spent his last 100 days of his life titled "Chasing Daylight." I highly recommend it.
Eugene was a busy person. The CEO of a large company with over 35,000 employees, married with two young children, all the time thinking of business, thinking constantly about the future. When he met his doctor that fateful day, he could only think about tomorrow. He spent his last days saying goodbye to all his friends and family and the book tells the story on the way he found closure.
Life is a short and busy process. Its a flat out race. We start our careers, get married, raise a family, and before you know it, life has nearly passed us by. I have heard on more than one occasion, " Where has all the time gone?" We never know when time will become precious.
Before time becomes precious, stop and look long enough to think about the people we love and why we love them, and go and tell them explicitly how we feel. Begin to think deeply about things you should be thinking about. Closure is also important. This can mean different things to different people. It might be a special trip, a life long project, or fixing a difficult relationship by having that much needed conversation. With closure comes satisfaction, proof that something worthwhile has occurred.
Make the time for closure before time becomes precious.
Profound!
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