live life to the fullest...

So, I went to a very inspiring support group where my friend Dana who has had WLS spoke about her recent climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.  She talked about not just the climb but the emotional journey after surgery and how important internal growth instead of just shedding the weight.  There is a lot of emotional baggage these surgeries bring and it's important to work on yourself from the inside not just out.  It was very motivational and resonated with me a lot.  She talked about living life to the fullest because we only have a finite number of heart beats.  After her speech one of the women commented on me and my friend Allison being so lucky to have had the surgery at such a young age because we still have our whole lives ahead of us...and my friend Allison made a comment that struck me..."Really, how do we know we have our whole life ahead of us?  Who knows how much time we have?"  Wow...I have really been thinking about this a lot today and thinking about how important it is not to let the small stuff bring you down because those downer moments should be happy ones because who knows how many moments we will get!?!?! Just thought I'd share.... :) 

Your friend is completely correct.  I admire her insight as well as yours, my dear.  I have been through the ringer and back the last month and a half, and can honestly say I have never been this positive in my life! I lost my job one day after my birthday... became completely dependant on my parents... lost important people in my life and have gained soooooo much insight in just WHO and WHAT is really important in my life. I have lived every day since losing my job in the moment.  Yes, I'm searching for another money maker... but I've been able to concentrate on school, improve those school relationships and focus on me.  I've learned what I really like and don't really need around me as well as how important my family really IS to me. Thanks for putting my thoughts into words, Kim!

We all have a finite number of days in our life. We don't know how many we have left. So what does that mean to us? I've heard someone say that it means that we should seek first what really matters. We should not wait until tomorrow to get our priorities straight. Our days are numbered, so we should focus on the truly important stuff today rather than the mundane.

No one ever comes to the end of their life and thinks "I wish I had spent more time at work and less time with my family/loved ones." They don't say, "I wish I had bought more cars and given less of my money away." When we concentrate on the big things that really matter, then the small things will fall into place.

Psalm 39:4-5 says:

"Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days;let me know how fleeting is my life.

You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. "

Hey guys...thanks for sharing.   I've been struggling with few things lately (not WLS related) and it's good to hear this over and over again... I have so much to be thankful for!

I really love this. It is such a great thing to hear again and again. We need to remember sometimes, that life is short, and to live it up while we have the chanc!! Thanks for posting:)