Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America - If you remember,
she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and
helped take down the plane over Pennsylvania that was
heading for Washington , DC back on 9/11.
She said it's the little things that she misses most about
Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came
home, and her children running to meet him. She's now
the Mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary.
Lisa recalled this story:
"I had a very special teacher in high school many years
ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack.
About a week after his death, she shared some of her
insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon
sunlight came streaming in through the classroom
windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few
things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused
and said, ' Class is over, I would like to share with all of
you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel
is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn,
share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of
us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment.
Perhaps this is the power's way of telling us that we
must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes,
beginning to water, she went on, 'So I would like you all
to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school,
or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice.
It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a
scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
someone's house, or it could be the sound of the
breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the
way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it
falls gently to the ground. Please look for these things,
and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to
some, these things are the "stuff" of life.
The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy.
The things we often take for granted.
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our
books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon,
I noticed more things on my way home from school than
I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think
of that teacher and remember what an impression she
made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those
things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch
hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset.
Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice
cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we
did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
If you like this, please pass it on to a friend,
if not just delete it and go on with your life!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."
