Love Is All You Need

There are a lot of people that I have lost in my life.  Whether I lost them to distance, or time, or death, I always feel as if a part of me has changed. I got the spend some time with people that I lost to time and distance, and with some it was as if nothing had changed; others, as if we were virtual strangers.  It's so nice to know that I have those friends that nothing seems to matter.  

Today I lost some one in my life that was not quite a friend, not quite mother, not quite sister, but all three at the same time.  She was some one who was able to be anything and everything I needed her to be.  Some one who was so willing to give all of her love to people that needed it.  I know that not everyone has this type of person in their life, and I know that some people who do, don't realize it.    She was the type of women that truly made me want to be a better person.  She challenged me to learn how to accept and love people for the good things they have to offer; to listen to people and understand their unspoken needs.  We all have people in our lives that we respect for who they are, and how they treat people... now its our turn to become that person for some one else!  I am a better person for having known and spent time with Linda Emly.  I know what it is to love completely - and now its my turn.