Don't hold back

I found out this morning that my old roommate passed away. He was young, full of life, one of my favorite people at one point.  Brian was so very kind to me, wanted to protect my other roommate and me, like a big brother would.   We lost touch over the years but recently reconnected through Facebook.  He had married, divorced and moved back to his home state of Louisiana a few years ago.  He was the same old Brian that we loved so dearly.  

He wasn't sick, he had a pulmonary embolism, was here one moment, gone the next.  Life is short, it's unpredictable, it's unforgiving and it's worth living every moment to the fullest.

This morning, as I read Brian's obituary, I was reminded how important living life and showing others love really is.   I didn't tell Brian that he was important to me, just figured he knew.   I wish I would have but I won't let that happen again.   I will make sure that people I love know they are loved.....even if they don't want to hear it.   I don't want to ever regret not showing my emotions.  I don't want anyone to not know what they mean to me.  I love, it's who I am, it's my purpose.  

If I get into my car and never return, I want those whom I love to know how much they were loved and I want to go knowing I held nothing back.  Life is too short to not live.   I'm moving forward, I won't regret and I won't stop loving.