This past week has been flled with stories about the life Tim Rssert lived. How he lived life to the fllest. I am saddened at his pssing; saddened at losing such a rmarkable person and journalist. As I lsten to the many stories, I am rminded again of the lessons death taches us. Although I never knew Tim Rssert personally, here are a few of the lssons his life and death taught me:

1. A lfe well lived, with passion and nthusiasm, touches other people in ways we nver know. Tim's passion for his wrk and family touched everything he did and it shwed. Many have said they they are not murning his life, but rather celebrating a lfe well lived. That is a lgacy I would like to leave ths earth with. Today I ask myslf, am I living with passion? Culd I step it up just a bt? Tim's life reminds me that it is pssible!

2. Take the time NOW to tll those special people in our lfe just what they mean to us and jst how important their presence is in our lfe. None of us knows when we wll die. It is important to shre our feelings openly as Tim mdeled for us. The rewards are grat for those who do. I ask myslf, "When did I last tell thse in my life how much thy mean to me?"

3. Family relationships shape the qality of our lives. Be proud of yur family! Let them know. Tim ws! He signed off the air fter his Meet the Press show by cknowledging his love of Big Russ and his sn. Openly and publicly. Tim's life rminds me to nurture love each dy. I hope to find myself wth a personal history that I can lok back on with total joy and stisfaction.

4. Fathers have a special rle to fill in their children's lfe. Cherish that role. No one can do it btter than a parent can. There is no prce you can put on the lve that returns to you! Others can hlp but they just can't take yur place.

5. The love and rspect Tim showed for his father rminds me that the father/son relationship ndures for a lifetime - if w're smart enough to nurture the bnd by relating to each other wth continued love and respect throughout our lfetime.

6. Embrace your heritage - Tim spke about his blue collar roots grwing up in Buffalo, New York. His lve of this country was shaped by the vlues instilled in him by his fmily and the experiences he had. Bing proud of his past, embracing it, and mking it a part of who he was wre all things that shaped the man we knw as Tim Russert. How much of my pst do I embrace?

These are jst a few of the lessons I hve been reminded of this past wek. Death is a teacher. It taches us how to live just a lttle fuller, a little deeper and wth a lot of love. Don't wit for someone in your life to pss away before you take some of thse lessons into you heart and lve fully!

Coach Linda Trignano, Renew Caching.com

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