Knowing our life will end someday should give us new eyes each and every day.
Most times we live life like it will go on forever. And while that's a lie we like to tell ourselves it robs us of the importance each hour holds - these fleeting present moments where we live our days.
What we should fear is not death, but not living life while we have it. Ignoring the sweetness of the days we have. Not to wish away the hours, but make each and every day special with the knowledge of its limits. To love and care about each other. To be there when we're needed because our actions and inactions have consequences that will far out live our lives.
Life is messy. I'll admit it. I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. Sometimes life is just what it is. Don't ignore it or waste it away. It's precious. It's special. It's the one thing you can call your own. You have something more valuable than anything else in the world - life and the freedom to make it whatever your want. It's the only gift you have to give this crazy mixed up world.
And in the end it will be the love you gave, the kindness you showed, and the care in which you lived your days that will live beyond the last breath you take.
(Original Thoughts by Kris Hillenburg)
Once Upon a Time
August 1960 - My first acclaimed drawing, at least by my Mother, of a turtle sitting on a rock crying because the sun was going behind a cloud (check out the Mighty Mouse Sketch Pad).
About Me
- Kris Hillenburg
- I was born and raised in the rolling hills of Kentuckiana. I've lived most of my adult life in Massachusetts. I'm an artist, songwriter, musician, and storyteller. I currently live in Little River, South Carolina.
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