I’m Living My Dash! THE DASH Poem by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning... to the end. He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth. For it matters not

The DASH! A powerful poem by Linda Ellis that states that from the time you’re born until the time you die, there is a DASH-mark between your years.⠀ ⠀ How you spend your life, what you create, what you accomplish, what you manifest is up to you. It’s all part of YOUR DASH.⠀ ⠀ My hope is that you can create your DASH NOW. Don’t wait!⠀ ⠀ One of the things that can help you do this is your “Tombstone statement.” When I first created mine a few years back, it seemed morbid. Now, it’s not. It’s actu