Epilogue

As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens! 

I am now involved with the Steve O'Brien Foundation, whose main goal is to help our youth. This is not an easy time for many, and the younger generation is really struggling. The foundation helps children with problems at school, at home, or learning how to cope in today's fast-paced world. I joke about it because I used to collect plastic milk bags to make mats for children in Africa to sleep on. Now, I collect cans and bottles to raise money to pay for school supplies to help today's youth. I went from being known as the "Bag Lady" to the "Can Lady". 

When you are filled with love and compassion, you bring happiness into your life and lead others by example. I can't always expect the truth from others, but I can expect it from myself. 

Only by being yourself do you draw in the people and circumstances you need the most to learn from. I seek out the people who make me feel good about being alive. 

Happy people attract happy people!

I want my children to say, "My mom was strong and a good person. She had her struggles, and she wasn't perfect, but she taught us how to rise no matter what. We are who we are today because of her strength, support, and unconditional love." 

It’s not about being better than somebody else; it’s not about being better than

anyone else. It’s about being better than you used to be. Every day, trying to

be better than you were yesterday.  Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

I try to take care of myself, physically and mentally, and I hope to have many more years on this earth but if I leave earlier than expected, please know that I will be watching over you and we will meet again in the Spirit World.

Warm regards, 

Linda