During a visit with friends over the weekend, I learned about a young mother (45 years old) diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Although I don’t know this woman well, my heart sank as she shared information about her diagnoses and treatment. I was amazed by this woman’s positive attitude as she spoke about the important things in her life; her husband, her child, spending time with loved ones and enjoying each “good day” that she had. She was truly living in the moment and making the best of each day. Her fearless bravery and positive attitude was inspired me to share a few thoughts on about the importance of living well.
When I heard this woman talk about the important things in her life, I was reminded in that moment about how many things we all take for granted in favor of chasing a new client, making more money or working harder. Every day I hear more and more people talk about how busy they are and what they doing and concepts like spending time with family, rest, exercise get pushed further and further down the list leading to lack of fulfillment and exhaustion.
Don’t wait until something tragic happens to start enjoying the wonderful gift of your life. We are here to experience love, joy and happiness and in doing so everything else that we need will be provided. Life is short, make the best of it!
