Tell People you Love Them Today

Don’t take those you care about for granted

As I read through a lot of articles and posts reflecting on 2019, on the first day of 2020, I can’t help but think about my year and what I learned.

I put myself out there in so many different ways, but the biggest thing I learned was not to take people for granted.

I usually don’t do this intentionally. Still, it’s easy to get into a routine and not tell people that you appreciate them enough, especially those closest to you. I am lucky enough at age 29 to have a great-grandmother that is still living. She is 98 years old and sassy as ever. Grandma Frances had a rough year; she was hospitalized multiple times this year and had a stint in the nursing home. There were many stressful days spent with the family in hospital rooms, nursing home rooms, waiting rooms, long-drives back and forth, and dealing with the emotional toll that her sickness was having on our family.

Grandma eventually returned home, but October was rough. I try to tell people I appreciate them often. I suck at this sometimes. It’s not because I don’t appreciate them, but I usually get stuck inside my head, or anxiety gets the best of me. Sometimes, I am inside my head so much that I think I say things out loud, and I realize I haven’t.