by Nanette Piotrowski

Created on: May 23, 2010   Last Updated: August 24, 2010

I'm sure that there are going to be some people who would have to ponder on this one for awhile, while I on the otherhand, need no time to think about it.

I can just picture people scrambling for a plane ticket to fly to Tahiti for the day, somebody heading for their favorite restaurant for that last steak and shrimp combo or something goofy like bungee jumping or sky-diving and I think to myself, 'what a waste of time'.

Now is not the time for mundane, gratuitous, earthly pleasures. Now is the time for making peace with yourself and others and to reflect upon your life. Were you a good person and try to help others? Did you share what you had or are there regrets?

I know that I've tried to live my life honorably and be there for others when I could. I also know that like most fallible humans, I probably didn't do as good of a job as I should have. So therefore before I died, I would do the following:

*Call and make amends

I would call those people that I know I had let down in one form or fashion and ask their forgiveness for my stupidity and ineptitude.

*Visit friends

If possible, I would go see these people and tell them how much their friendship and love has meant to me and that by them being there for me is immeasurable and I will miss them with all my heart.

*Write a letter

I would write a letter for any and all to read of my perceived shortcomings and regrets and how I wish I could have changed those outcomes.

*Pets

For my beloved pets, I would see to it that they would be loved and cared for, just as I had and would hold each in my arms, stroke them and tell them how much I love them for the last time.

*My family

I would apologize to the ones I no longer speak to and wish them well. To my daughter, I would tell her that I tried my very best to be a good mother and that I couldn't have asked for a better daughter and that she was the light of my life.

*Paperwork

All paperwork would be in order to make my passing as simple and easy as possible.

*Final request

As I lay comfortably on my bed waiting for the inevitable, I would thank God for the time I had been given and apologize to Him for not being a better person. I would ask Him to protect my friends and family and to help ease their pain at this time.

In Gods hands, I am at peace.

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