{"id":1171,"date":"2023-11-04T15:18:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:20:38","slug":"in-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1171","title":{"rendered":"In the End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/In-the-end-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/In-the-end-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/In-the-end-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/In-the-end-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I have pondered this quote for a while now, turning it over in my mind, debating whether or not I believe in the wisdom of these words.&nbsp; Some parts of it are easy to understand and others more difficult.&nbsp; As with any quote, it can be interpreted in many ways, depending on life\u2019s circumstances.&nbsp; In my life now, reading this quote makes me think of my mother and her final days, leading me to wonder if I have lived a life that is full of purpose and meaning.&nbsp; Would I be satisfied with what I had accomplished in this life if I were to die tomorrow?&nbsp; Perhaps this quote helps to answer this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">How much you loved\u2026 I believe that in the end, how much you loved is the most important thing.\u00a0 I hope that in my time here on earth, I am able to show the people I love how very important they are to me.\u00a0 I also try to ensure that the way I live my life is a testament to the love I feel for my God.\u00a0 For we are called to love others and love our God above all else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">How gently you lived\u2026 As an extension of this love, I hope that I approach this life with gentleness and kindness towards others.&nbsp; My goal in life is to leave this world a little better than I found it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">How gracefully you let go of things not meant for you\u2026 Perhaps most of all, I want to live each day of my life with gratitude, appreciating my life for all that it is, rather than pining for something that it is not.&nbsp; I hope that I am able to let go of what I do not have, whether it is material things or ideas of what my life \u201cshould\u201d look like, and instead embrace the life that I do have wholeheartedly.&nbsp; I want to live my life with love and joy and gratitude for the life that God has given me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\">\n\n<strong>In the End<\/strong>\nBy Krista Longeway\n\nAs I now ponder the life that I\u2019ve lived\nEach word said and each thing that I have done\nI think about what is most important\nAnd try to find the meaning in each one\n\nWhen I consider what matters the most\nAnd all that I have to offer the world\nAs I ponder what is my life\u2019s purpose\nThe mystery of life slowly comes unfurled\n\nThere\u2019s nothing in life more significant\nThan the act of loving those around you\nBy giving up all of yourself in this way\nYou\u2019re living a life that is good and true\n\nThere is nothing in life more beautiful \nThan living a life that\u2019s gentle and kind\nThat strives to put others before yourself\nTruly no greater purpose will you find\n\nThere is nothing in life that is wiser \nThan to live life with gratitude and joy\nLetting go of what is not meant for you\nAnd thanking God for the life you enjoy\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have pondered this quote for a while now, turning it over in my mind, debating whether or not I believe in the wisdom of these words.&nbsp; Some parts of it are easy to understand and others more difficult.&nbsp; As with any quote, it can be interpreted in many ways, depending on life\u2019s circumstances.&nbsp; In 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