The Dash

By Dana Bosley

If you haven’t seen the video that I posted today, then don’t delay--go straight to my site and view it. You’ll find it on the community page (the movie page is full), and it’s titled, “The Dash”.  Feel free to view the other movies as well, as they will only be up until July 3^rd,  so watch them while you can.

Back to The Dash,  it’s a great message and one that I take to heart. I personally want to try to live my life in a meaningful and helpful way, filling it with love, gratitude and generosity. I want to be remembered for how much I gave to others, how much I stayed positive and praised, and how much I loved. What do you want to be remembered for?

The Dash poem is a significant message for each and every one of us. Ask yourself:  

            What sort of legacy will I leave?

            How will people remember me?

            Have I done and been all that I could?

If those questions are haunting you and you need help answering them I can help you. Write me at info@actionvisioncoaching.com for a free life strategy session.

Warmly,

Coach Dana

P.S. Here are the words to the poem in case you can’t see the movie.

The Dash

By Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak

At the funeral of a friend.

He referred to the dates on her tombstone

From the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth

And spoke of the following date with tears,

But he said what mattered most of all

Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time

That she spent alive on earth,

And now only those who loved her,

Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own,

The cars, the house, the cash.

What matters is how we live and love

And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,

Are there things you’d like to change?

For you never know how much time is left.

That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough

To consider what’s true and real,

And always try to understand

The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,

And show appreciation more,

And love the people in our lives

Like we’ve never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect

And more often wear a smile,

Remembering that this special dash

Might only last a while.

So when your eulogy is being read

With your life’s actions to rehash,

Would you be proud of the things they say

About how you spent your dash?