Gratitude

With one family member undergoing cancer treatment, I am certainly jolted with a bolt of reality. Cancer is real and there is a possibility that one day my body cells may decide to hit the mutation dance floor and get crazy.

Everything I put into my body matters. My lifestyle matters. Maybe my DNA would be my downfall, but well, the least I could do is not to let everything go free-falling down the cancer rabbit hole. 

Time to think about my way-of-life and remember that I alone, is responsible for my own well-being.

I am thankful that right now I'm still able and about, in good shape to go for running sessions, having a normal body that allows me to read and write this blog. I am thankful for all the people in my life for hanging around, providing me with a comfortable working and living environment, a roof over my head. I am glad I can go to work and earn my keep, having sufficient ability to dress and eat well. I am really content with my place, really appreciative of all this.

No doubt with passing of time, signs of aging will begin to show up all over my healthy body and I will become frail and weak, but I will always be grateful that I am able to live comfortably and loved by so many right now.

Thanks, yah!
Lisa, hang in there because you have much to live for and celebrate!
♥

Paws-to-Ponder: This has Always been the Beginning..

We tend to segment our lives into chapters.

Beginning of new year.. End of day.. Start of new employment.. Start of marriage life..

What it really is - is that life is fluid and each moment just as significant as the last.

We are all great multi-taskers, even if we momentarily forget. I work, I bond, I learn, I fight, I plan, I do. These are all ongoing experiences we simultaneously take on.

It is a beautiful thing to be able to take a step back and appreciate what we have achieved. But because life is so fluid, we also want to use that information to recalibrate our minds and actions so we can continue towards our goals in life.

Be content, be happy, but don't be stagnant. Be aware of life, and that time is really a precious thing.

Love life. Savour the moment. Stay motivated.

♥