Nearly 8 years ago (when I was 22) my mom passed away after a 4 month battle with cancer. It was October 19, 2003. A day that I will, obviously, never forget and a day that changed me forever.
For months after her death I was a mess. Days consisted of eating poorly, little to no activity and a LOT of feeling sorry for myself. Eventually I realized that I needed to make a choice. I could spend all day, every day, wondering WHY this happened to me or I could accept that these were the cards that I had been dealt and start DEALING with them.
Life sometimes sucks...it throws you a curve-ball and then gives you a swift kick in the teeth. HOWEVER, maybe, just maybe, that kick in the teeth is exactly what you need. So, instead of wondering WHY ME.....perhaps you should ask yourself WHY NOT ME and start to figure out what you can learn from it.
Now I'm not saying losing my mom is what I "needed" but it did help me realize who I am and what I want to do with my life. I have a purpose now that I didn't have before: I WILL make a difference in my life........because I owe it to my Mom and I owe it to ME!
"I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." - Leo Rosten
How are you going to leave your mark?
For months after her death I was a mess. Days consisted of eating poorly, little to no activity and a LOT of feeling sorry for myself. Eventually I realized that I needed to make a choice. I could spend all day, every day, wondering WHY this happened to me or I could accept that these were the cards that I had been dealt and start DEALING with them.
Life sometimes sucks...it throws you a curve-ball and then gives you a swift kick in the teeth. HOWEVER, maybe, just maybe, that kick in the teeth is exactly what you need. So, instead of wondering WHY ME.....perhaps you should ask yourself WHY NOT ME and start to figure out what you can learn from it.
Now I'm not saying losing my mom is what I "needed" but it did help me realize who I am and what I want to do with my life. I have a purpose now that I didn't have before: I WILL make a difference in my life........because I owe it to my Mom and I owe it to ME!
"I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." - Leo Rosten
How are you going to leave your mark?
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