so i taught a lesson {RS} on living in peace and harmony a few weeks ago. everyone says teaching is really for the teacher, and it is 100% true. this topic motivated me to do some serious work on myself. when i was thinking about who exemplifies peace and harmony in my life i couldn't help but think of Dane:
my cousin Dane Kartchner lived with spina bifida until he passed away at age 19, 6 years ago.
i couldn't help but think of him as i thought about who has taught me to live in harmony with others. if you didn't fit in anywhere, you'd always fit in with dane.
this is a letter dane wrote santa claus, and found later by his dad. i had never seen this letter until dane's funeral. it broke my heart, at the same time changed my life.
every time i read this letter i can't help but think "live and let live"
and then laugh and smile and cry.
and then laugh and smile and cry.
the letter and this quote really did a number on me:
"how can you expect peace and harmony in your home, communities or even the world
if war is raging in your heart?"
goal of my life: have a more peaceful heart.
p.s. happy first day of spring!
9 comments:
He could have had another cousin named Emily that we didnt' know about??
I miss Dane. (He actually had spina bifida:)
Thanks for posting this! I regret not spending more time with Dane.
Oh Emily! Loved this letter to Santa. So sweet! And that quote...made me teary-eyed. So true, and something I need to work on everyday, not that I have a war going on in my heart, but that I too need it to be more peaceful.
So thank you for this post!
I miss Dane, I got choked up seeing his picture. Thanks for posting this Emily, it was a great reminder of several things I learned from Dane. He was such a great person, always had a smile on his face.
P.S. That letter is priceless, so funny!!!
OH CUTE!!
Dane seems like a special boy. It's always people like Dane that influence us for the better!
So Sweet.
how sweet. what a lovely post.
I just saw this today, so kind of a late comment, but thanks for sharing those thoughts. I miss him, and I learned a lot from him. He was a great teacher to me.
Kyle
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