what if...

As I awaken in my childhood bedroom where I haven't slept in years I hear the sound of dishes being unloaded from the dishwasher and I'm struck with such an incredible sense of dejavu. I can't help but lie here and think to myself - what if I walked down the stairs and saw mom's bright face there to greet me? What would I say? What if I only had one opportunity to talk to her - one conversation - what would I choose to tell her? What if I had all day with her - how would I spend it? What if I got one year back - she came into my life for one more year, this year, what would I plan to do with her - what memories would I insist on having with her, what questions would I want answered in anticipation of living the rest of my life without her, who would I want her to meet? What if I walked downstairs and only saw her for a moment, the way I remember her, fixing breakfast, sipping on her hot tea in her slippers and smiling big and bright saying "good morning jen, what do you want for breakfast"? What if for a brief moment in time things were the way they used to be? What if everything in life was just as it is today but mom was alive, in my life, back here in the present being my best friend and not just my spiritual guide?

What if...

What are the things you could say or do with those who are right here, right now in your life?