How do we honor those we love and lost?
I’ve been reflecting about the two Holly graduates that died last week in separate motor accidents.
It’s a punch in the stomach to hear when the fates cut the thread too soon for young adults, so full of life and future. How do we find comfort?
During my last band class at Expressions Music Academy, the young musicians were shouting out possible songs they wanted to perform next season, from Katy Perry’s “Firework” to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” and I was playing sections of the songs off Spotify.
Between songs, one of the students paused, smiled, and said, “God, I love music. Don’t you just love music?”
It was my favorite moment of the season for these kids, more than the learning the songs in rehearsals and more than performing the songs in concert…His statement brought the experience full circle.
I’ve been thinking about these two separate occasions, life and death, today. There is maybe only one way for us to honor those we love and lose. And that’s to continue to live life fully, with honesty, with love.
I’m thinking of you Bronchos, a lot, this week. God bless,
Mike
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