Best thing ever...

NOT!

Recently I have heard from several people that cancer was the best thing that ever happened to them...........(big pause for that to sink in)

They then go on to explain that it has made them aware of their lives, able to finally slow down and take stock and to now enjoy it to the fullest. Huh.

While I suppose that is really a great thing for them to have realized, it actually just saddens me that they didn't know it before. And it speaks volumes about the frenzied lives we lead these days.

I will never say that cancer was the best thing to happen to me, not in a million ba-ga-zillion years! Was it the worst, so far yes, and frankly I hope it is the worst thing that ever happens to me. But I suppose that means that either I am incredibly lucky or incredibly unique in that while I did have a frenzied life before, and am starting to have that at moments again, it always revolved around things which I still and will always consider the most important things in my life; my family and friends.

Now, don't get me wrong, cancer has in fact brought some incredible people into my life as far as doctors and friends, but I know that I would have at least connected with most of the friends through other ways as we didn't connect through my cancer at all! And yes there are even a few whom I have only connected with because of our battles with cancer and that is wonderful as well, but I don't think that is what these others meant.

I guess what I am saying is...don't wait....don't let cancer, or a heart attack or any other life changing event be your catalyst to discovering the joy in your life and the simple pleasures that family and friends and anything else that makes you happy brings. Do it now and never look back. Live life to its fullest and sometimes that means just sitting down, kicking back with a cool glass of something you love and watching the beauty of the seasons changing and the clouds rolling past in the sky and maybe even your kids raking the yard if you're lucky:)

Carpe Diem!

Blog ya later-
K