Do you treat each day like it might be your last?  I asked
myself that question when my mother (Margaret Jane Stancliff)
died unexpectedly on Oct. 3.  Or, like most people, are you too
busy to even think that today might be your last hours of life?
The California Healthcare Foundation released a study (Feb .12)
titled, “Final Chapter: Californians' Attitudes and Experiences
with Death or Dying.” The study reveals 41 percent of
Californians' say they have “too many other things to think
about right now” instead of talking about death. ( ).  I try to
get the most out of every day. It's not easy. Giving in to the
negativity that surrounds me everyday is easier than trying to
be positive about what I see and hear. It takes more muscles to
smile, but the end result can light up the world around me for a
moment.  I don't adhere to any one ideology, philosophy, or
religion when it comes to how I approach each day. Instead, I
motivate myself in many ways. I look for stories about people
who do take each day as a gif