Recently I read a blog from Dr. Ichak Adizes (I wrote about Dr Adizes on on Day 128) about the subject of love. Love is an even deeper subject than trust. When you come from a place of love you are automatically in a place of integrity and trust.
In this article he speaks of being near his mothers bedside at the time of her death. This reminded me of when I was at the bedside of my mother-in-law when she died in May of 1992. I remember it as if it was yesterday. A lot of people make fun of their mother-in-law, not me…my mother-in-law was different. She treated me with respect, we liked being together and we laughed often. I thought she was someone special. She always had a smile even though she did not have a a very glamorous or easy life. I don’t remember her ever taking an extended vacation or receiving flowers on a regular basis or having fancy meals out. She loved simple things like bowling, gardening and sports. She kept only a couple of good friends. What you would notice is that when you were together she would pay attention to you… she would make you feel important with that soft friendly voice and that upbeat personality.
