For once, I am just about speechless. I recently heard about a young girl who lost her battle with cancer. She was 18. Think about that.18 years old. She will never get to graduate, get married, have children. That leaves me speechless. She lived her life for all she had, and heaven gained another angel this past week.
Do you know how many people die every day? Roughly 151,600. Do you understand how many people that is? That is three times the size of the town I live in. That’s unbelievably devastating. How many of those people never got to achieve what they wanted to out of life?
Now I know that some of these people were at the point in their life where they were ready to die. They might have been at the age where death is sometimes expected. But here’s the thing, do we really know when we are going to die? Most likely not. Yeah, doctors might be able to give you an estimate, but they couldn’t be able to tell you right down to the minute when you are going to do die.
We are given this life, to live it. I know that sounds ridiculous, obvious and repetitive, but seriously, life should not be taken for granted. It’s not every day that you get to go out and enjoy life for what it is.
Because one day, that might just all change. You might get in an accident and never walk away from it. You might find out some life changing news. It might be cancer, Alzheimer’s, anything. Life can change in the blink of an eye.
Don’t take your life for granted. You are one lucky person to have the life that you do. Don’t whine about what you don’t have; think about what you do have.
Live your life. Do not spend your life sitting on the couch, watching TV and eating potato chips; unless that is the life you want, then by all means go ahead. It's OK to go outside and enjoy the sunshine.
Love yourself. Life is way too short to be negative about yourself.
Make a bucket list and work to accomplish it. We all have things that we want to accomplish in life, why not do it? The bucket list was made to be a list of things you want to accomplish before you “kick the bucket.” Go out and do it. Life is too short.
Love your neighbors. For goodness sake, life is too short to hold a grudge. Forgive and move on.
Enjoy life.
Have fun. This life is too short to be spent waiting around for something to happen. Go out and do it. Don’t sulk in your sorrows. Be happy you have another day, because not everyone gets that.
Think about all the things you want to accomplish. Think about all the things that some people won’t ever get to accomplish. Some people die too young. It truly is devastating. Sometimes it is truly out of our control. Don’t take your life for granted, because someday, your life might just be a someday. A day of the past. Be happy with what you have. Smile at the sun. Rejoice in what you are blessed with. Please don’t take your life for granted. There is a reason why they call today “the present.” Each day is a gift and should be cherished as just that.
