Lessons learned & reminded of this past week

After taking this past week off to be with my family during my mother's passing I'm back to work this week. I wanted to thank each and every one of you who reached out and sent cards and kind words to me during this tough time. It really meant a lot.

There's one thing I learned this past week. It's that no matter how much you think you're prepared, how much you believe your expectations are set, losing a family member like I have - like we all do - hurts beyond what words can describe.

There's also one thing I was reminded of this past week. That is just how precious human life really is and how we cannot take any second we're here on earth for granted. As my mom often said, Life is too short. Indeed it is Mom.