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I'm Margaret. I'm 83 years old, and my doctor gave me two weeks to live.

I'm recording this because I finally understand what I spent my whole life missing. Not the big moments—the small ones. The ordinary Tuesdays. The purple crayon skies. The yellow sundress with daisies.

I thought I was being a good mother. I kept a clean house. I made three meals a day. I drove my kids to their lessons. But I was always washing one more dish, finishing one more task, waiting for life to settle down so I could finally be present.

Life never settled down.

My son Danny died at 26. At his funeral, his girlfriend told stories about him I'd never heard. He volunteered at shelters. He played guitar. He dreamed of opening a bookstore. I was his mother for 26 years, and I didn't know who he was.

My daughter Sarah is 52 now. She calls every Sunday. We talk about the weather. We're kind to each other. But we're not close. Not the way I see other mothers and daughters who are best friends. And I'm running out of time to understand why.

My husband Robert died six years ago in our garden. I was inside reading. He called my name once. I thought he wanted pruning shears, so I yelled back and kept reading. Five minutes later, he was gone. We were married 53 years. I don't know if he was happy. I don't know what he dreamed about. I never asked.

I was always proximate to the people I loved. Same room. Same house. Same life. But I wasn't present. I wasn't there there.

And proximity isn't the same as presence.

I spent my whole life getting ready for life to start. Now it's ending.

I'm not trying to teach you anything. I'm not wise—I'm just old and running out of days. But if you're listening to this, maybe you could stop for a minute. Not later. Now.

Look at who's near you. Really look at them.
Ask them something real.
Turn off whatever you're doing and just... be there.

Maybe you'll remember the purple crayon sky.

🕊️ This is a true story about regret, presence, and the ordinary moments we let slip away.



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