Hi. Yesterday has been a very though day: one of the most important person in my life passed away. I knew that she hasn’t been good for days but I didn’t expect to say goodbye so soon. She was one of the first people to believe in me and be proud of me each decision I made. She was there by my side, in the good and in the bad times, always. I grew up with her, she was my grandmother, one of the most important person in my life. I miss her terribly. She was one of the most positive person I’ve ever knew. She tried to see the good in people, to help them, to be there for them and she was the kindest and sweetest person I knew. She has my heart. And she is in my heart. She will always be.

I don’t know if you have already listened to this song. If you hadn’t, I strongly suggest you to do it. The song name is ‘Hold on to memories‘ by the band called ‘The Disturbed‘. One of the most beautiful lyrics is:

‘And hold on to memories
Hold on to every moment
To keep them alive
The world’s greatest tragedy
Souls who are not remembered
Cannot survive’

It is true, each memory I have of her it makes me seem as if she is still with me. I can make a huge list, but I think that the one that describes her best is the following one. One day, nearly 12 years ago, I was sick and I was at home alone. At that moment I had 15 years and I was going to high school. As soon as I called her to tell her I didn’t feel well, she took her stock and at 79 years, she walked for 1.5 km to come to my house and she took care of me. She stood with me till my mother and father came from work, and then she returned home. At that time, she had her health problems but the love for her granddaughter was higher than anything else. So she came to me. This episode describes what beautiful soul she was. And I will always be grateful to had her in my life.

My motto is ‘treat people the way you want to be treated by them’. I’m not sure it is a proper translation from the Italian I know. By the way, the idea is to do, act, treat the other as if you want to be treated by them. From her, I learned how to be kind, respectful, sweet, thoughtful, sensitive. And I want to continue what I started years ago. To try to embed what I told you before in my everyday life and with everyone. Now I have the motivation to bring a piece of her each day with me, to remind me of her and to let her live through me.

Here I do not have a main suggestion to give to you. Maybe, to follow your heart, respect your emotion, don’t take anything from granted in life. Also, be grateful. And, as another lyrics of the song tells:

‘So now go do the best things in life
Bring the fight to this world while you can
Make the most of the rest of your life
Shine your light on this world while you can’

This is what I’ll try to do remembering her. Shine my light on this world reflecting her.

Thank you for reading and I hope you’ll have a nice day.