#RememberingCory

A life taken too soon...and for reasons that didn't need to be. So here's my rant for tonight because I love each and every one of you, and I never want to lose that opportunity to tell you.

Don't do drugs - if you do, please get help. There's no shame in admitting something is wrong. There's no shame in admitting your weakness. There's no shame in asking for help.

For those of us who don't do drugs but know people who do...please don't ever give up on them. They may not know how to ask for help. They may not realize they have a problem. They may be in denial. They may be angry and full of negativity, but realize it isn't THEM that is talking to you in that manner. It's the drugs. Look past all of that, and let them know you're there, whether they want you to be or not. Eventually they will need you. Eventually they will ask for your help...and when they do, I hope you will be there for them.

Don't drink and drive. Don't text and drive. Don't do ANYTHING that will cost you your life, or the life of someone else.

Be safe. Be healthy. Be humble.

Do not judge or hold grudges.

Love your friends and family and do not ever give up on them or on yourself.

ALWAYS tell the ones who are in your life that you love them....even if you haven't told them in awhile.

Forgive and let go of the past. Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting whatever it was which hurt you. Forgiveness is letting go so that the past does not hold you prisoner.

Though we have lost some of our loved ones lately, life DOES go on. LIVE.

The dash between years...the dash between the moment you're born and your death. What does that dash mean?

"In that small space of ink is all your dreams, your achievements, your gratitude, your forgiveness, your successes, your dreams, your goals, your passion, your fulfillment, your joy, your peace, and your balance. It links you to the friends you have made, the children you have nurtured, and the people you have touched. It holds the mark you leave behind in this world."

How full is your dash? If you can't answer that, then you better get out there and make that dash momentous and leave your mark in this world...

Don't wait. Do it now.

I love you.  <3