Life Lessons Learned From My Grandmother’s Funeral

For the most part, this blog will not contain any really deep thoughts.  I don’t have the energy  or intellect for that that type of grueling work.  However, every once in awhile I’ll get a thought that doesn’t involve chocolate, and I feel like maybe I should write it down so I can remember it.  So today, since it is Sunday and it’s God day and all,  I’ll take a break from the inane.

My Nan died of cancer, and as tragic as the loss was to my family, enough time has passed that I really want to try to find something positive to take away from it. 

Let me start out by saying that this woman was no saint.  She was pretty quick-tempered and as stubborn as they come, but the thing is, no one seemed to dwell on these shortcomings after she passed.  While people did acknowledge her fiery personality, they mostly praised her for the multitude of positive qualities that she possessed, most notably her cooking skills and hospitable personality. 

You were always welcome over Nan’s and once you got there she always had a warm plate of food ready for you to eat. And eat.  And eat.  The food was not only plentiful, but it was so unbelievably delicious.  I think her secret ingredient was the love that she put into each and every morsel.     

Her house always seemed so inviting and it surely didn’t matter that her furniture and carpet were outdated.  Basically it was always clean and uncluttered, but never a showplace.  

So, what lessons can take from her life and pass along to others?  I need to be better about opening my door and letting friends, family, and neighbors in.   I should stop stressing so much about  the state of my house.  Has my sofa seen better days?  Of course, but that isn’t the point.   The people that matter won’t care about that or even the pile of papers on top the microwave that haven’t been filed for weeks.  They’ll only remember the important things- food, love and good conversation.  That was all that anyone remembered about Nan. 

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April 20, 2008 | Filed Under Searching My Soul Sunday 

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