I have been out of town all week attending a video seminar in Orlando. This marks a year since I decided to branch out into videography in addition to my photography business. I specifically will be offering high end video for weddings along the Emerald Coast, including Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Rosemary and destinations in-between. I have been considering this--along with my husband's urging and support--for quite some time. My background is in television...I once was a reporter/videographer/producer after college graduation, at stations in Panama City, and south Alabama.
1985-2011
When I returned, my husband left to travel to Jacksonville, FL, to attend the funeral of a family friend. The young man was only 26 when a vehicle accident left him in a coma for many weeks...unfortunately he never recovered.
My husband described to me the service, and one part that really made an impact on me was a poem he said was read. It is called The Dash, and it was written by Linda Ellis.
It speaks of a memorial to a person deceased, and the dates listed on the tombstone...The date of birth, separated from the date of death...by a dash.
The poem explains that the most important part of a person's live is lived in the dash...the time only friends and loved ones know how that person has lived. Material things don't matter, as we should all learn. It is only important of the person we are to ourselves and our loved ones. We need to slow down, love and be considerate of others.
As my husband said others described this young man's life--and even how my husband knew him, I just imagine Jordan would have been proud of the way his friends described how he spent his dash.
You never know how much time you have on this earth. Do things to make your dash a wonderful legacy.
Melanie
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