We all touch people's lives.

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We do it in so many ways.

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With our voice, our actions, and our presence.

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Yet we often have no idea how much we affect people while we live.

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It is so interesting how we learn so much abut a people when they are gone.

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When people come together to celebrate their life and tell stories.

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As we hear person after person get up and say something about the person who has transitioned, we realize that there was so much to them than we knew.

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We see many sides of the person, not just one.

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We laugh and we cry at some of the stories of their life.

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Why did we wait to tell all these stories until they have moved on?

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Could we not have celebrated their life before then?

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Perhaps if we came together and told stories of each other, we would have a greater appreciation for each other while we're all still here.

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Maybe if we take the time to come together and celebrate one another we would appreciate life more.

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Both theirs and ours.

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It is a funny thing how we wait until the end of someone's life to say the things we have always wanted to say.

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What stops us from saying those things now?

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Who knows how long any of us have on this planet.

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Why wait?

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Perhaps this day is our last. Perhaps not.

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None of us knows when we will be gone, so perhaps we can start appreciating each other more while we are here and able to share our voice.

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We often do not hear how we have touched someone else's life, even though we have.

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When we spend the time to tell the person how they have touched us, they will gain so much from it.

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So will we.

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Some people are larger than life and there are hundreds or thousands of people who have a tale to tell about them.

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And some people are more quiet and reserved, and only a handful of people may have stories about them.

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Is one better than another or are we all just playing the part life gave to us to play?

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So let's not wait until the end of someone's life to tell out story of them.

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Let's reach out today and tell them now.

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Do you have someone you have been waiting to tell about how they touched your life?

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Do it now.

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant