im grateful for time via /r/gratitude

my mother in law passed yesterday. please, before you start saying youre sorry or condolences, read until the end. due to our off shift schedules and them being over an hour away in good weather, we were not able to spend as much time as we would have liked with them. we did make every visit count as if it could be the last.

because of this wonderful woman my wife was able to retain her relationship with her dad when we got married. i was not very welcomed into his world. she changed his mind, forever stole our hearts.

i know this is going to sound so cliche, she knew no stranger and was not afraid to speak her mind. i fimd my introverted self disecting my life. wondering what it would be like to be like her. i dont know if i could fully live up to her no stranger, everyone is a friend you havent met yet mentality.

going forward from today that is what i am going to try. everyday i go out i will go out of my way to be friendly to a friend i have not met yet.

remember way back at the top when i asked for you to wait on appologies & condolences? i want you, reader, to go out into the world and find a friend you not met yet. enjoy the sunshine on your face, the wind coming in an open car window, and most of all fellow man.