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A Magnolia Tree

A Wreath of Flowers

A Memorial Stone

"LANDON KORABEK"

One year ago today

17 years old

son of

Susan and Greg Korabek

Died unexpectedly

A child gone too soon

"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."  Bob Marley

Good morning friends

coffee is in hand, morning is here

and

the sage bowl is going

as my thoughts are surrounding the Korabeks'

as they awake on this 7Th day of May

knowing that this day

will feel like it was just yesterday

when they found their precious boy

in bed, no longer alive.

OH, how they have been dreading this day

this week has been hell along the journey of grief

for a Mom and Dad

~ ` ~

They should be celebrating the week-end

of Mothers' Day together

hearing of the grand adventures

of Landon and his pals

at Palm Harbor University High School

after attending the Prom

of the last week or so

while also hearing of their older sons'

latest happenings in the upper part of the state.

Instead,

they will be trying to grasp for air

at times, and trying to find their balance

together... while wrapping their thoughts around the fact that it is the first year

anniversary of their son's death

at 17 years of age.

Where did this first year go so quickly?

Shock/disbelief/trauma

and the amazing feeling as though you are standing in the middle of someone else's nightmare while going through the motions of day to day life. A year of shock and numbness.

Landon was at times like this teenage Eaglet...

leaving the nest at times; flying with friends, and having adventures. His judgment was not always the best, he was of course like all of us were at one time: INVINSIBLE... he was a teenager, basically a loving and creative kid... 

He is so very missed by his parents, his friends and neighbors and relations.

He was a talented guitarist, a funny kid and one with promise.

His parents were looking over him much as the Eagle looks over their Eaglets

but also encouraging the young ones to fly.

With guidance, protection, supervision and a good foundation; the Korabeks watched their children grow

and

were proud parents.

They were grateful and were involved in their boys lives and that of the neighborhood.

They watched over and were involved parents.

Just as the Eagle watches over theirs

and

then one day sees the little ones take flight

but calls them in when danger approaches.

BUT

teenagers are under pressure from peers and these days are not like the last generation and the one before that.

But make no mistake

these parents were involved

and

this young man had the guidance

and the love

and his death is a tragedy

another child

gone too soon

and today

I am here to share this story

and

to remind all who gather here.

Just as this beautiful 

Hibiscus of mine

gives me a glorious flower a day

It is UP TO ME

to get out here and see it

take it in

and

appreciate it

And

Just as that gorgeous flower blooms for one day

WE HAVE ONLY TODAY

so then

If you are blessed to have or know someone that you say you love, that you do love...

Right here right now

show that love!

Make the phone call NOW

or

IF you have a beef, an argument going with someone or many someones

IT IS TIME TO BURY THE HATCHET

to let it go, if it matters and you want to save it.

Release it, set yourself free once and for all!

For when it is all over

Will it have really mattered?

WE HAVE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.

What are you doing to take best care of you

and those around you

to spread that Universal energy

of

One Love

to our children

to

all living things... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g

For those in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida

on May 14Th at

Fairway Pizza

on Alt 19

in Palm Harbor

11am til 4pm

Susan and Greg Korabek

will be remembering Landon

with

the First Annual

Landon Korabek Memorial JamFest

With Live Music, silent auctions, great time, great food, raffles and more.

The pizza at Fairway is fantastic

and they are donating a percentage to the jamfest as well!

Proceeds to benefit Marcia P. Hoffman Institute at Ruth Eckerd Hall and N.O.P.E. Task Force. Spread the word and tell your friends, come on out on the 14th and be a part of something positive... Find out how you can join in here.

I will be in Denver, so warriors please try to stop by, introduce yourselves to Susan and Greg and tell em I sent you,

I appreciate you standing in with and for me!

><

We have this day

to love those that are here, to honor the memories of those that have gone before us and to remember...

Don't Blink,

Don't sweat the small stuff

and

Do, enjoy each breath, each and every precious moment that we are blessed to enjoy through the good the bad and the complicated.

BUT, please don't get your feet stuck, or carry the meaness of things that really do not matter...

STOMP

Just saying there is much happening

many who seem to not understand

the importance of letting go

of the small stuff

WE ONLY HAVE THIS MOMENT

RIGHT NOW

I have been on a facebook page now for over a year as a fan of a page. I have watched people hold grudges, take their views, hurt feelings and pissed off feelings and make mountains out of mole hills. I've watched supposedly intelligent people bad mouth and critisize others for poor etiquette and use foul language and wish horrific things on people for the most ridiculous of reasons.

And then after all of that, I have read the words of the same people praying and carrying on, while still holding onto such ugly and dark feelings that it boggles my mind.

I wonder how that energy could possibly do a body any good whatsoever

and when the end of the day is done

what difference does it really make anyways;
except of course to the one(s) that are the recipient of the sharp end of the blade repeatedly?

I've been on other pages, pages that folks suffer horrendous pain of loss and life issues, and there is kindness and compassion alive there; there is hope in healing ways. With misunderstandings there are communications and there is resolution... there seems to be no need to harbor ill will. Perhaps it is because people know of the harshness of death, and finality of life and the reality of uncertainty...

Every day is a gift.

Time is precious

and

I do know

that through all my years

I do believe that the world is round.

STOMP

BUT

I have also seen the best and worst of families lose trust, lose friendships, lose faith and love

over the most ridiculous of reasons and hurts created over things that go deeper than a 10" blade into the vital organs

and

when it is all said and done

it could have been buried in the yard and forgotten if it were not for inflated egos

and poor self esteems and the continual need to stir in scat til' it smells really foul.

BUT

when the last curtain call happens

who will care?

IF you have children this is your moment

to love them, to give them your best

to provide the love that will sustain and pray the Creator spare their lives

and that they make bright and safe decisions

that will keep them from harms way.

These are scary times for kids

and to raise kids.

It is not a generation of a bottle of

Boones' Farm

or a six pack of Beer.

We are losing kids to pharmaceutical drugs that they are getting from your medicine cabinet, from the schools and from their peers.

They are being told and believe the "high" will be great; and after all it won't hurt you cos' it is a "medication" given by a doctor!

Make no mistake, good kids are dying on these medication drugs and they are easy to get.

These are not your on t.v. drug addicts; they are decent kids, regular kids... just out to have fun.

Do NOT blnk my friends;

this life is short.

We must grab each second with our children,

with our friends, familiy

so 

for today

Here is the thought

If someone has touched your life in a good

way,

TELL THEM

write them a note,

send a text,

make a phone call,

send em some flowers

LIVE LIKE YOU ARE DYING

and let others know you love or care for them.

IF

you are mad?

Scratch your hind-end and get glad

unless

you like it in the dark space you are occupying

and if that is the case,

well you probably are not reading the right blog/thoughts anyways.

however,

if you don't like how something is

CHANGE IT

if you cannot change it

CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT IT

got an attitude/an argument going that is affecting others in a bad way? Especially one that involves kids?

BURY THE HATCHET

and by the way

shame on your for involving children

and affecting their lives

in any way that is less than positive

and loving.

Remembering "

Landon Korabek"

 and

ONE LOVE

for

Susan, Greg and their son Kyle today...

I have my arms around you all

blessings on the suns' rays

Also this candle is for those who have lost loved ones today, those that were lost in the floods of the mid-west, the tornadoes of the Southeast...

And for the survivors

of all.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xSGLZd9Vg4

TODAY, RIGHT NOW
IS YOUR CHANCE
TO LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
TAKE THE CHANCE
Embrace the life you are blessed to have
and let the little things go.
You are your greatest resource
and the greatest gifts are yours to give.

The fire is burning, , its embers are hot, the sage is filling the air today...

With prayers on the winds

Walk In Beauty

DRSES

http://www.drsherryeshowalter.com/