Celine Dion’s husband, Rene Angelil died yesterday at the age of 73.

He struggled with throat cancer for years and in a very public interview, Celine Dion told of how she was feeding her husband with a tube and helping him overcome the fear of dying.

But it is her message of life that lives on.

“It’s important to open your eyes in the morning and look at yourself in the mirror and ask two questions: ‘Are you dead, or do you have a ticket to ride’ … There are just two tickets. If you’re alive, have a good day. Because today is the most important day of your life.”

Dr. Amit Sood, the Mayo Clinic physician, teacher and author, believes there is something positive about contemplating the finite nature of years one has left.

Better to make the years ahead filled with more meaning and fewer regrets.

We best remember those we have loved and lost by making their best qualities part of our being and we live life to the fullest when we realize that if you’re alive, have a good day.

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