All beginnings are oft proceeded by an ending. In my case, the death of a friend from an asthma attack on 13th October 2010 was high on the list of unexpected occurrences, up there with worm holes and alien contact via you tube.
So while death of friend, relative or child is never pleasant, it hopefully opens you up to the tenuousness of life. It hurts like hell, makes everything ache and tires you out until you can't open your eyes almost. But you're alive and the other person is not. That's when the guilt can kick in a little if you're not careful. Not guilt at being alive - guilt at not living to your full potential.
Yeah yeah, we hear it daily but hands up how many of us actually do it? How many people stand tall, forget about all the materialism in the world and actually change/make a difference to those around them. Whether it is a simple phone call or card, doing something wild (like creating a blog!) either way, get off your butt and live a little - you might enjoy it.
If you or anyone else has recently experienced the death of a loved one and find the going a little tough, Beyond Blue has some fantastic advice. http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?
Sometimes we need a scare to make us aware how truly wonderful the gift of life is. I was fortunate to have a cancer scare (fortunate in that it turned out I didn't have it). It so put the wind up me while waiting two weeks for the test results, I've since had a much deeper appreciation of how fantastic it is to actually wake up each day.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading more of your blogs, since your Twitter posts are so hilarious! Great poem, by the way.
Thank you Molly and I'll try and instill some jocularity, albeit somewhat tamer...well, like I said, I'll try. *winks. Cheers, Lis.
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