month: June 2009
Have you ever known someone who was always happy, always smiling? I mean not just most of the time but all the time, like there was no other way of life than to smile and share the joy of life. There truly are people like that and one was my nephew Brandon. I tried this evening to think of one time when I could possibly remember him not smiling and I just could not – the smile was always there, always present. Would we, could we, all be so lucky to live life so happily, present and greatly appreciative of just living? Brandon lived in a way that was simple and large, engulfing way more than his years, surpassing all the travels possible, edging on bliss every moment of his short life. Brandon, I love you, I’ll miss you, and I’ll do all I can to follow your lead to live so fully, so present, so boundless, so joyfully, so happily, so open to all the joys of this wonderful life we are given. Brandon Steinbacher 1988-2009

















