Life

"Life is what you make it, so stand up and shake it"
Fiona Keirans was the very definition of life. I have never met someone who was so optimistic and happy. She never had a bad thing to say about anyone and would try everything.
She was...well IS one of the most incredible people I have ever met and she was always such a happy and spontaneous person.
In 4th year she was one of the main parts in our school Musical "Calamity Jane" and played Henry Miller and her performance was amazing.
One of the sayings I will always remember from Fiona is "Friggin' Heck!" and I can hear her saying it now.
She was always wearing bright colors and had this unique style and these snazzy purple MC Hammer trousers that were just the very essence of Fiona.

She loved surfing, the color purple and her friends and family. Everyone that knew Fiona was influenced and inspired by her. She had such ah impression on everybody she ever came in contact with.

We could all take a leaf out of Fiona's book and really live life to the absolute full and take nothing and nobody for granted. Live for your friends and family. Work is inevitable but enjoy it anyway. Play is important but in moderation. Experience everything. Do things that scare you. Enjoy life. Don't take things seriously, there's bad times, but the good times out number them. Everyday is special and unique and use every gift you have to enrich the lives of yourself and the people around you. Everyone deserves chances to redeem themselves, don't be quick to judge. And most of all, be happy. Optimism is an incredibly amazing thing.

This was the philosophy that Fiona lived by.....

"A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
'This,he said isn't any ordinary package.'
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
'She got this the first time we went to New York ,9 years ago.
She was saving it for a special occasion.
I guess this is it.
He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he
was taking to the funeral house.... his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
'Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day in your life is a special occasion'
Now I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to,
not survived through.
If it's worth seeing,listening or doing,I want to see, listen or do it now.

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
Live for today,for tomorrow is promised to no-one!"

On the 16th of June 2009 Fiona died of a brain haemorrhage due to a trapped nerve. But that's not the Fiona we will remember. We'll remember the happy Fiona, the Fiona who would make you smile. The Fiona who ate ham and banana sandwiches. The Fiona who was always happy to see you and had a smile that brightened the entire room.

Thank you for everything. You were too beautiful for this world.
You'll always be in our hearts, forever remembered.


Live for Today.

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Jadey
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Because of this, I am going to start a few new projects.
Watch this space for more news.
The first being a series of photos entitled "Life".