I may, at times, take life for granted, but with my ongoing health problems I often have a chance whether I like it or not to have a reality check on life. We all want to go through life and live it to the fullest , or so I hope so. Waking every day, feeling good, caring for myself, my health, and my family and friends is just what I do each and every day. I smile at everyone, make pleasantries when I can, and of course give back in more ways than one. But, most of us may not take the moment every day to embrace all of that, we just live it, do it, and never have another thought about it unless something happens.
With all of this bad weather, you never know what might happen. One minute my friend Chuck was enjoying the morning, the next, slip on the ice and off to the ER where he ends up with a brain bleed and a serious concussion. Yes, there you go, in a split second his life changed forever. Not knowing at that moment what will happen next, “will I die, be in a coma, paralyzed, or just be ok”. It makes me think and takes my breathe away to go back and relive what could have, would have, should have been. Ask yourself each and every day when you wake up. Is this going to be a wonderful day, or will something happen to change it for me? Do not live in fear but live life and keep yourself in check. Never, and I mean never, take it for granted. It is a gift.
