The Time to Be Happy Is Now

The time to be kind is now.

The place to be kind is here.

We needn't be told the way to be kind

For the way to be kind is clear.

But it's good to pause and remember

In the heat of our stress and drive,

The very best time to live

Is while we are still alive.

The time to be happy is now.

The place to be happy is here.

The way to be happy is to make others happy

Simple enough, I fear.

But the simple things we are apt to miss

As we struggle and fret and strive,

Forgetting the very best time to live

Is while we are still alive.

~Anonymous

This poem was read by her Stake President, President Palmer, at her funeral.

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RUTH RASMUSSEN BUCHANAN (1946-2015)

My mother 

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