Posts tagged ‘Appreciating your life’

September 11th, 2009

9.11 Reflections

This is not a post about the controversies, conspiracies or theories about the event.  Nor is it a political perspective or tribute.  But it is about what 9.11 represents for each of us.  Days like these make us all reflect on who we are and what is important.

In light of the shadows and sunshines that potentially haunt and enlighten us, let us all return to what really matters in our lives.  Let it bring gratitude to the ingracious and clarity for the lost.

One thing that it has shown is that life is precious.  Remember your dreams.  Open your hearts to the possibility of fulfilling them.  Laugh.  Dance.  Dream.  Love.  Fully experience life as if today were the last but dream of a potentially beautiful tomorrow.  Life is truly magical.  If you open your eyes to experience the feel of warm sunlight or a cool breeze on your cheek, you might awaken to how truly magical life can be.

Read about how a few bloggers (John & Sherry from Young House Love and Deb Ng from Freelance Writing Gigs) were influenced by the day.

I hope that this day will bring all of you healing, hope and love for better days to come.

June 16th, 2009

A Healthy Inspiration

I’m always amazed by what life can teach us.  When we’re up, we’re up but when we’re down, it seems life kicks it up a notch and the lesson becomes that much richer.

While I was sick this week, I realized how much I really needed it.  Most people wouldn’t pray for sickness, but I think inside I was in dire need of time to rest and recuperate.  Instead, getting my blogs up to par, my queries out and articles written seemed way more important than me or my health.

I sacrificed much needed idle time where inspiration is created and sleep for time to write outside of my day job and for what?  After a handful of days doing nothing, I got an epiphany when I realized that nothing was loss or gain.  

In fact, today while I was still at home recovering I felt sublimely happy and not because I received any accolades, got a great new job, or won me a plum writing contract, but I realized that all of that didn’t matter.  All that mattered was that I rested, relaxed and read when I felt like it.  

I’m hoping this new lesson will stay with me as my fever dies so that I can bring new appreciation to my life, one that’s not about trying to “make it” in this crazy world of ours.  All I know is that feeling unsick is the best feeling ever and if I can remember how important THAT is, everything else will go by the wayside…