Good Morning Campers!
It's been a while since I wrote a "real" post but there is so much whirling around in my head I feel the need to get some of it down on "paper". As much as I love the social networking on Face Book I do not care to "bare my soul" on there. To be honest I am amazed at some of the stuff people put on there..to me they are so busy sharing that I wonder if they are actually taking the time to enjoy whatever it is they are doing!
Anyways...as most of you that read this know we have lost a few J Land bloggers lately in particular our darling Angie. Something about her death just got to me..it made me think of my own mortality..I got to thinking about if it were me..how the word would spread around the blogs and on Face Book and what you all would say and just how very precious life is..here one day gone the next. I have been reflecting on my life lately anyway..so many changes are going on..my hubby's Naval Career is winding down..he will retire in 2013 with 30 years service under his belt and I have been with him for even longer than that...where has the time gone? How can my life be almost three quarters of the way over? I will be 49 next month so realistically I probably have 25 years left if I'm lucky..it doesn't scare me but it has made me think...I am slowing down..I don't do a lot of the things I used to do yet I reflect on the good old days...I think I am letting life pass me by and I need to make the most of it.. I am going to start living more..I am going to except more invitations...start doing some of the things I have always wanted to...stop worrying so much about "what if" and worry more about "what if I don't".. For example my sweet hubby has been saving his Per Diem and calls me up to offer me the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii and the first thing that came into my head was we need a new fence in our garden!! But you know what? We can always get a new fence ! So yes we are going for a glorious week on the beach in Hawaii when he gets home!!! That is just one example..I have started to see the beauty in things again..I am taking the time to appreciate and let the little things go..we are not guaranteed any length of time here on earth so we need to truly appreciate each and every day...I am loving being at home again and getting my house back in order.. I am lucky enough to not have to work but if the right opportunity comes along I will take it..that last job I was at did a number on me stress wise and I felt like I aged 1o years there...I am back on track with my eating and am trying to finally get this weight off ..there are a lot of TV shows on at the moment about obesity and it isn't as if one day you just wake up 400 Lbs it takes years and I need to stop it now before I end up like that...plus I want to enjoy Hawaii..I want to take lots of pics and not hide behind the camera..I want to walk those beautiful beaches with confidence...so that's where I'm at..I know I have just rambled on here but that's some of what's been going on inside this head of mine..there is more..and i feel the need to write again but that's it for this morning but watch this space... I have a feeling there will be a lot more posts from me ...one last thing please say a lil prayer for my darling Auntie Edna..my dad's only sister..she is in ICU and is not likely to make it..they have been running so many tests ..she is unable to move her arms or legs and cannot breath on her own..it is so very sad..
Thank you!!
L xx
12 comments:
You are a mere strip of a girl compared to me and have a long way to go yet. Me on the other hand, I am really winding down. Yes, the loss of Angie made me think. This morning I have been going through some things of mine, throwing away what is not needed etc. Not that I have bad feelings but it has been a nightmare clearing out my brother's house that I do not want to leave my stuff for other people to do.
Not nice when you have to think like that but my brother was literally here one minute and gone the next and I have had it happen to several friends.
But we must not dwell on the bad, think positive, make the most of what we have and love one another.
Death does have a way of changing our lives and hopefully always for the better. I know that when my husband died I found out just how precious each moment of it is and I've been trying to see the BRIGHT SIDE of things ever since. We cannot put aside the wonder of each day waiting for what may or may not come tomorrow. Like Jeannette, I'm much older and maybe I'll have another 20 years or not...we none of us know. I'm glad you have the opportunity of a life time and go to Hawaii. That is where my mom always wanted to go but never took the opportunity to do so. I'd go too if I could just for her. Life is a gift and what we do with it is our present to God they say... I for one won't waste a moment of it. I hope your Thursday is a wonderful one!
I have been thinking a lot about the same 'subject' since my diagnosis last April, and the latest Op, now wait for results 22nd Feb. I try and make the most of each day, but not always easy.
*Thanks for your comment today
Aileen...X
Nice rambling! Thanks to FB I've neglected all these great blogs I used to read so happily. Trying to catch up. Hey, you like the cosmos - so did you hear about the new star they discovered? It has ORBITING PLANETS that means - earth-like! Which puts death and life in another aspect doesn't it. When we die we just might be headed for another galaxy. Ta.
Very nice post. I'm glad you're going to take that trip to Hawaii. You deserve it!
We reach a certain age and the realization of how fast the years have gone hits you on the head. I also plan on making the most of the years I have left. Hawaii sounds wonderful. Have fun.
Any death, however near or far within our circle of friends, family and acquaintances, will remind us of our mortality. Particularly the three deaths in a row, closed by Angie's, reminded many of us. May they all rest in peace. And you go and enjoy Hawaii!
It is a balance, live now, but plan for the future. Glad you are going to the Islands.
Life is short. You have to live it, one day at a time. Glad you are taking that trip with your hubby. "Don't put off tomorrow, what you can do today."
Wow, Lyn. I am in a similar place I think. Not with a hubby who will retire but in a relationship that feels like the real deal and wondering what now? I want to live too. I don't view my life as three quarters over but I do view alot of it differently now. I'm not slowing down but have paused to take stock. I'm so proud of you and it is a gift calling you my friend. As always, you make me think and laugh and think some more. Take care my friend. Traci
Hi Lyn, x
I think we all sit up and take a notice when death comes a little close. I'm glad to see you're taking the positive attitude to it though.
Good luck with the weight loss, keep thinking of Hawaii for encouragement.
B. x
I've always wanted to go to Hawaii and Greece! I hope that one day Adam and I can manage it. I think its natural to think about your mortality when you loose a loved one of a friend. And it's an every day effort to make the most of your life. Experiences and memories count way more than a new fence, the current one might have another few years in it. I guess it's all about the balance xx
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