Blog 3930 – 08.27.2026

Life Is A Gift, Be Thankful!

My wife Linda and I both love Celine Dion’s song from the live action Beauty and the Beast called How Foes A Moment Last Forever:

The second stanza seems especially poignant and appropriate: “Maybe some moments weren’t so perfect, maybe some memories not so sweet, but we have to know some bad times or our lives are incomplete. Then when the shadows overtake us, just when we feel all hope is gone, we’ll hear our song and we’ll know once more, our love lives on.”

Many of us have a tendency to hold on to the bad moments, the hard moments, when those we just should let go of and allow to sink deep into the sea of forgetfulness. It is the precious moments of feeling loved, appreciated, and protected that we should endeavor to hold onto and be thankful for. Maintaining an attitude of gratitude is what makes the best moments sweeter and the not so sweet ones endurable.

Your friend and fellow traveler,

David James White

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How Does A Moment Last Forever