It Goes Fast (Monday Moment ep. 679)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

“I'm losing it.

These were the final words spoken by the great singer, Frank Sinatra. The man who spent his life performing at sold-out theaters and proudly proclaiming he did it his way recognized at the end of his life that none of us are totally in control.

Emily Dickinson offered a more poetic reflection as death approached. She looked past those gathered in the room and spoke these words, "I must go in, the fog is rising."

"Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." Karl Marx shared this sentiment as he prepared to die. Even though he felt he’d said enough, they unintentionally became the last words he ever spoke.

Fools or not, at some point we all speak words which will become our last. Have you ever considered what your final words might be? Have you ever heard someone share theirs? As we savor the last summer before taking our oldest son to college, I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on some last words shared with me. Let me explain.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday Morning Moments with John O'Leary.
0:20.0	I record these each and every week so you and I can begin these weeks and, of course,
0:24.2	these days in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration.
0:29.2	You ready for it?
0:30.3	Final words of a loved one can remind all of us to savor the present gift of this day.
0:36.3	That's going to be the theme of today. We'll begin with
0:38.8	these words. You ready for it? I'm losing it. I'm losing it. These were the final words
0:46.5	spoken by the great singer Frank Sinatra. The man who spent his life performing at sold-out
0:53.0	theaters and proudly proclaiming, he did it his way,
0:57.3	recognized at the end of his life that none of us are really in control of those lives.
1:02.8	I'm losing.
1:04.1	Losing.
1:05.5	Emily Dickinson offered a more poetic reflection as death approached her.
1:10.1	She looked past those gathered in the room,
1:12.4	and then she spoke aloud these words. I must go in. The fog is rising. Go on. Get out.
1:22.7	Last words are for fools who haven't said enough. That expression, that quote came from Carl Marx.
1:30.5	He shared the sentiment as he himself prepared to die, even though he felt that he'd said enough.
1:35.7	They unintentionally became the last words he ever spoke. Go on. Get out. Last words are for fools
1:43.0	who haven't said enough. Well, fools or not. At some point,
1:48.5	we all speak words which will become our last. Have you ever considered what your final words
1:55.5	might be? Have you ever heard someone share theirs? Well, as we savor the last summer together, as a family before we drive, our oldest son up to college, drop him off as a college freshman, I've been reflecting a lot lately on some last words shared with me.
2:13.6	Just weeks after Beth and I welcomed our third son, his name was Henry, into the world,
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