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Message: [QUOTE="Surly1, post: 4500050, member: 11599"] I recently read a story about Colin Farrell. Years ago while making the movie, Alexander the Great with Oliver Stone, he, along with those around him felt he was a shoe-in to receive an Academy award. The movie bombed, but in time, he felt he learned a valuable lesson. The meaning of life is to decide what matters most to you and have a purpose for it, regardless of what it is. I can empathize with Geno and his emotional state. A personal loss interrupts and then disrupts our calculated way of life. It is time of emotional upheaval, but also provides a portal into retrospective analysis. Initially, it is discomforting, but in time, allows us to reset, look at life with a perspective of growth and discovery. This is something we should do until it is our time to pass on. Balance gets confused with priority. PAHuskeyFan, you are choosing to prioritize your time to be with someone now in her remaining time. Maybe your career took priority earlier on, and if you tried to balance your time, maybe your career wouldn't have been as successful. Now, the time you spend with someone who is dying is what is important. Lastly, I would say not to have regrets over what has transpired. She understands. She is taking stock of her life - just like you. She recognizes and appreciates what you are doing. Standing aside a loved one is the most human and generous act we can share. You, I and others do what we can. It is our nature to think we haven't done enough, or that we should have recognized what we are feeling now sooner. Take comfort that you are doing something now and accept that this outcome was always going to happen. Instead of regrets, embrace the moments. Best wishes. [/QUOTE]

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