In a few short days we will hit the 6 month mark of the event of the year for our family. It really does feel like forever ago that our lives changed drastically.
Sometimes I can't believe everything that has happened was such a short time ago, and then there are days that the emotional toll on a family that deals with a heart attack makes it seem like you are right back at that space in time.
We have grown closer as a family. We take nothing for granted. Lynn and I have had time to work on our marriage, we are way healthier, and the list of positives goes on and on.
We have always felt like things should be celebrated, and this is no different. We'll mark this 6 months on a cruise ship with some of our favorite people, and actually on that day swim with dolphins...something that has been on my bucket list for many many years. We had started planning this trip two weeks prior to the HA. It's no coincidence that we are celebrating this recovery 6 months later on a vacation of a lifetime.
We are healthier people, mentally and physically. I will even mark my 40th birthday by running a 5K with my sweet daughter. I don't know if that would have happened or not...but I do know that the HA was motivation. We enjoy going to the gym as a family and finding new recipes that actually taste good. This has not been a journey for Lynn alone, but one for the whole family...and we are all better for that.
If you are familiar with the show Parenthood I think Zeek says it best:
"I don't want to go through it again. I just want to live my life, Millie. Enjoy every minute I've got left." That in the most simple way is how I feel about this event. I am thankful for what we have learned from it, and I will celebrate every day we have been given...but I don't want to live that part of my life again.
Live your life...I've said it so many times. Be an active participant...don't just exsist to make it through. Exsist to make a life that means something. We have no idea how much time we are given but we do know how important that time is...so once again life your life.
Don't just say it, do it. It's easy to get caught up to the every day grind. There are days like that, but really evaluate what is important to you and your family. Is it work? Is it school? Or is it spending time playing frisbee in the back yard watching a moon rise? Figure it out. You don't have time to waste being idle.
Live your life. Live it fully.
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