Milestones

This week has been full of ups and downs. A dear friend, one who was diagnosed shortly after me with an atypical brain tumor, has passed away. Same primary diagnosis, same surgeon, different outcome. I'm not sure how to confront or deal with this. All I can say is that survivor guilt is real. Just two days later I watched my son pass a milestone that I would have missed out on had statistics had their way with my life.

The greatest joys and the saddest losses, both seem to center on family, on connection, on personal relationships. Hold loved ones close, take solace in quiet moments. Play one more game, read one more book, play for five more minutes with your loved ones. Say the hard things, the real things. Speak the important words and let go of the rest. Hold them close and know that life is eternal and is so worth living.

Do not quit, do not give up. Live every moment with every thing that you are and you have. If you do not love your life take the steps necessary to change it. We all have bad days, we all face hard things, that is not all we are or all we have. The moments with those we love, the quiet of our hearts, the peace we find makes it all worth it. If you do not have peace, change what you need to change about yourself so that you find peace. You know what changes need to be made, stop fearing change and move forward. The time is not endless in this life, use what you have. Connect with those you love, before you run out of time to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done.

God is good. He loves you. If you cannot have faith in that then begin with hope. God bless.