What a Day

Tonight in the midst of celebrating a birthday and a promotion I received the dreaded call where once you answer it, you know it is bad news. My skating coach and a friend of the family died after a battle with cancer. Approximately 4 months ago I received word she was very ill. I cried like a baby and felt horrible. I had been at the rink with her since I was 6 years old; was a student, an apprentice, and a peer as I grew older. I have a ton of memories and learned many life lessons from her. It is certainly a different sad than when a family member dies but at the same time, very hard to accept. Knowing she lasted long enough to attend one of her daughters weddings is comforting to know and hopefully meant a lot to her family. I have already thought of a million different things of what I would like to write in a sympathy card but as odd as life is; I just read this sentence tonight out of a book I received at graduation taht I think is very fitting of Cathy:

"Although it may not be on your mind right now, the wisdom you glean from your joys and hardships can always be shared with someone else and, by doing so, you will leave the world a little better than when you found it."

Thank you Cathy for the wonderful times and wisdom you passed along. You have touched many lives when your own world wasn't so colorful. The rest I will save in a prayer for you and your family.