Exclamation Points

Right before Christmas, my world was rocked by devastating news.

A former colleague of mine, in my past life of newspapers, had committed suicide. I went to the funeral to honor his life, to support his dear family and to seek answers.

The minister said something to a packed congregation of his friends and family that has stuck with me.

He said, “Let us not dwell on the question marks of Rick’s life.  Instead today let’s focus on the exclamation points of his life.”

Wow.  Isn’t that powerful?

If others were honoring you and your life, what would be YOUR explanation points?