Happy Birthday to you. I want to steal your line. “I want to stay hopeful. Not naive. Hopeful.”When I wake up in the middle of the night too many times lately with worries about things I cannot change I will remind myself of this. ❤️
While I’m still here I want to embrace life as it is not how I once thought it should be. I want to feel peace in my soul and kindness in my heart. I want all the things that money can’t buy!
Happy Birthday and thank you for a beautiful and thought provoking post! ❤️
I want to keep writing. I haven't been doing much of that lately, and I want to. If it is your birthday, happy birthday to you. I want to do more of the soulful things I love, like listening to music. I thank you for helping me to think about more of what I want to do.
Beautiful, Paul. Thank you. While I'm still here I want enjoy exploring the beautiful forests here and take my dog to visit the Oregon Coast. I also want to make more phones to friends and family, less texts! And listen more, talk less.
"While I'm Still Here" really struck a chord with me. Patrick, my dear brother, died on January 18th, 2026 at the age of 65. He was eight years younger than me. He was such an example of "While I'm still here". In September, just months before he died, he ran a marathon. In the past, he ran the Boston Marathon twice. So many of his patients (he was a chiropractor) spoke of his kindness. As a matter of fact, two of them sat behind me at his funeral. They shared with me how kind he was. One of the things that I am now doing "While I'm Still Here" is to call his identical twin brother just to say hi and see how he is doing. It is really obvious to me how much me doing this means to him. "While I'm Still Here" is a gift.
Thank you for your beautiful thoughts. You are a joy and true inspiration, Paul. While I'm still here, I want to continue finding the best version of myself and spend more time with family .
While I'm still here, I want to finish a project I have been working on for 3 years that will leave tangible evidence of my love for my children and grandchildren, as well as my brothers and their families. It's coming together!
Happy Birthday to you. I want to steal your line. “I want to stay hopeful. Not naive. Hopeful.”When I wake up in the middle of the night too many times lately with worries about things I cannot change I will remind myself of this. ❤️
I want to share my time with friends and family!
While I’m still here, I want my friends and family to know how much joy they bring me, and how much I appreciate all of them.
I want to go for walks with joy, not for exercise just for joy
I soooo agree with all of your thoughts and intentions, Paul. Thank you for verbalizing them. Can't really add a thing! Wonderful checklist!!!!
I want to go to the mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park and do what I want to do with the people I love.
While I’m still here I want to embrace life as it is not how I once thought it should be. I want to feel peace in my soul and kindness in my heart. I want all the things that money can’t buy!
Happy Birthday and thank you for a beautiful and thought provoking post! ❤️
I want to keep writing. I haven't been doing much of that lately, and I want to. If it is your birthday, happy birthday to you. I want to do more of the soulful things I love, like listening to music. I thank you for helping me to think about more of what I want to do.
Beautiful, Paul. Thank you. While I'm still here I want enjoy exploring the beautiful forests here and take my dog to visit the Oregon Coast. I also want to make more phones to friends and family, less texts! And listen more, talk less.
"While I'm Still Here" really struck a chord with me. Patrick, my dear brother, died on January 18th, 2026 at the age of 65. He was eight years younger than me. He was such an example of "While I'm still here". In September, just months before he died, he ran a marathon. In the past, he ran the Boston Marathon twice. So many of his patients (he was a chiropractor) spoke of his kindness. As a matter of fact, two of them sat behind me at his funeral. They shared with me how kind he was. One of the things that I am now doing "While I'm Still Here" is to call his identical twin brother just to say hi and see how he is doing. It is really obvious to me how much me doing this means to him. "While I'm Still Here" is a gift.
You are a gift to me and to everyone who reads your note Maureen. Thanks for showing up and being so present too. Paul
Thank you for your beautiful thoughts. You are a joy and true inspiration, Paul. While I'm still here, I want to continue finding the best version of myself and spend more time with family .
You inspire me too!!
While I'm still here, I want to finish the almost completed crocheted afgan for my older son and make one for my younger son.
I love that! Your sons are lucky guys!
Happy Birthday, Paul!
Happy birthday! Enjoy your new year that has already begun. I want to enjoy each and every moment and hear the music in every moment.
Stunningly simple and profound--like you, Paul! And
I want to realize that those four words, "While I'm still here," are what gratitude looks like"💚
While I'm still here, I want to finish a project I have been working on for 3 years that will leave tangible evidence of my love for my children and grandchildren, as well as my brothers and their families. It's coming together!
PS I love your line about generosity! xo