THE LAST TIME

Life has its routine and normal days. Monday is the start of the workweek. Tuesday is garbage day. Wednesday is laundry catch up day. Every other Thursday is payday- go to the bank. Friday is the end of the work week. The weekends can vary with different activities but often has a rhythm and predictability . It seems everything will remain the same. But often in life it does not or will not. The last day at work when retiring or being laid off. Needing to start something new. A loved one dies or is dying so the last Christmas, the last birthday. A favourite vacation spot or cottage trip that may bring the last time. Sometimes it is our decision it is the last time. Often life happens and before we know it- it was the last time. There can be joy because a bad situation has ended. Sadness because it was a good situation. Would it be important to know when something is the last time? To relish it! To rejoice! " The last time I saw him, he looked great!" " The last time I talked with her, it was so pleasant!" We can catch ourselves hearing these words often. But it was not the last time, forever last time! There is a difference. We do not always know when it is the real last time. I was remembering the last time I was at Rock Lake in Algonquin Park, Ontario- a place our family camped for years. I was 23. It is still there so I could visit again if I wanted which makes it not so bad. But the last time I saw my Mom was the last time. The last time I worked at a community job was the last time. I can not remember the last time I did not have grey hairs on my head because that hair colouring keeps it looking youthful!! That's another story! Some last times are fixable and others are not. What I have learned in life is to call, email, visit or keep in touch with people you care about because we do not know if it would be the last time. If you have the energy to do an activity or complete a project- just go for it as one never knows if it is the last time.