Yesterday

This quote has impacted me and stayed with me from the minute I read it, but not for the reason you may think. Many will think I drew the basic message from it saying "think before you say or do." Actually what I took from this quote and what has stayed close to my heart is that no matter how miniscule it may seem, people's words and actions can change you even if you don't notice it.

In my life I have known many people that I couldn't be prouder to have shared time with in this finite life.

Although I don't recall as much as I feel I should of my Grandmother, from what I can remember she was an amazing person with a big heart, and a set mind. What I mean by this is that no one loved me in the way she did and no one can replace her in my heart. My grandmother had the biggest heart and no matter how mad she was at me or my brother all she ever asked for was time with us. I recall doing small things with her that not only taught me unconditional love but that if you really love someone you help them with what they need and you don't give up on them. From sitting outside with her, to helping her pin clothes on the line outside with clothes pins or just having her stay in my room to talk to me and sleep on the other bed in my room where we would fall asleep talking; my grandmother showed me what it is to care. She also taught me heartbreak. I remember when I got off the bus from school when I walked into my parents' job I was taken upstairs to the room I'd go to everyday and I saw my mother heartbroken, distressed and I couldn't quite recall a time I had ever seen this before. My dad then informed my brother and I very slowly that my Grandfather had just passed away. The agony that my Grandmother felt is a pain I can only imagine, to lose the person you said you'd spend forever with and how that can tear you apart is something I hope I never have to face. Yet, somehow she went on and she lived her life cherishing the things she had. I miss her more and more everyday and I know that if she was alive to see Benjamin or I today she would be so proud of us and where we are.