A basic definition of “unforgettable” is something or someone so striking, so meaningful, or exceptional that it can’t be erased from memory.  Do you have any unforgettable moments or souls that come to mind?  Of course you do!

Sometimes the unforgettable is rooted in a theme, sometimes not.  Generally, it becomes so because of the impact it has on you.  I fully recognize that the unforgettable can be negative or positive, but I’m going to focus on the latter in this post.  After all, we have enough negative circling around us already. 

Unforgettable moments and souls can fuel us to be better or carry us when we are truly struggling.  How many times in life have you been so content in “living” that you forgot to truly “live”?  My guess is that we’ve all been there and in some ways continue to do so.  Perhaps it’s being in the grind of work, raising children, or planning for the future.  Perhaps it’s because some days, weeks, months, or even years are just so rough that we feel like we are on survival mode and need to keep our head down to just survive.  I can identify with both and would say many could join me. 

So what and who are they?  What for you is the unforgettable?   For me, its sunrises on my family’s farm, vistas provided at the top of mountains, or the rhythm found in ocean waves.  It’s rooted in the sound of children’s laughter, being held and holding those I love, and having clear eyes to see those that others may ignore.  It’s the friend that reached out when I needed them most.  It’s the souls that have shifted my perspective so much that I became better for it.  It’s the ones that frankly have given me hope in love, hope in life.  The ones that cannot and will not be tarnished by worldly circumstances because they feel to me and maybe are heaven sent.  It’s pure, it’s real, and it’s all I received, but never once deserved.  That.  That for me is the unforgettable. 

Several years ago I wrote the following in one of my Christian blog posts:

 “You may say that there are many dreamers in your life.  They hope for what will never come.  They seem to live in a world that is so foreign, none of us would dare join them there.  Or you just see them as liars that try to motivate, but don’t believe.  Why is that?  Why isn’t it possible to see something 5, 10, 15, or more years down the road and lay the groundwork now for it by believing it will happen?  Why is it we are so quick to believe more in what the world tells us than what God reveals to us over and over if we only look?  It’s because this world is broken much like it was when Paul wrote the following to the Romans:

Romans 15:13  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Maybe those dreamers I wrote about back then were those that not only experienced the unforgettable, but embraced it in how they carry out their lives.  Truth is as an adult orphan before the age of 40 and losing far too many that I loved before their time, I’m one of those supposed dreamers above.  I believe in hope, believe in life, and cherish the unforgettable.  Chances are many of you reading this are or will become the “unforgettable” for me as well so thank you in advance for the blessing of knowing you!