Two Years Ago Today.
2 years ago today, I walked out of the Chemotherapy Room at the BC Cancer agency for the last time.
As I sit here having quiet time, on this beautiful fall morning, I consider the past 2 years and the blessings contained within.
Here are 3 things I have learned.
>>Be Grateful<<
… and don’t take anything for granted.
Yet as our pastor said in his sermon this week, memory fades…and its true, as life gets back to normal I have begun to take things for granted, like my family, my wife, my Lord, my business, having food in the fridge and a roof over our heads…health.
I forget how awful it was going through surgery and chemo. Even though I still have some lingering affects from the ordeal, I forget. It’s good to be reminded to not take things for granted and to have an attitude of gratitude. Life is short, you can be healthy one day, and then sick the next. So I really need to work on losing some of the 40 pounds I put on in the past 2 years LOL!
Kiss your wife, hug your kids, thank the Lord, and appreciate everyday as a gift.
>>Do things with value.<<
I used to play a lot video games, I lived on social media, I would spend hours writing blog posts (some of those may have had value – but I digress)…I still do those things, they just don’t consume me anymore.
Invest your time in good things! I wanted to be a pastor for a long time, but my reality right now is that I am small business owner. But I can still do good things.
Build relationships, share the gospel, build a business, help the homeless, give a job to someone, pay a single parents rent one month, bring a grocery hamper to a refugee family, give to others without asking for anything in return.
Smile at someone.
Help the elderly cross the street.
Stop for that guy with the flat tire.
Donate food, blood, time, money.
I used to think I was doing things of value by sitting in meetings talking about doing things. Go out, and DO something. Do things with value.
>>>Choose to be positive<<<
I used to be a very negative person – I used to disparage those who believed in the “power of positivity”. Yet now, I am firm believer in being positive, having a positive outlook on life. OK, I still struggle with being negative, especially when the depression/anxiety creeps in. But now I choose to be positive more often than not. I have cut out the negative people in my life, the ones that I can cut out anyway… Don’t waste time on negativity. Surround yourself with people who believe in you, and support you. God is good. I have my health. A good wife and kids. A business that is growing. There is not time to be negative.
Being Cancer free is a reality that still really has not sunk in. It is good to sit back and take stock…and then move on in gratitude.
Have a blessed day everyone!
