There are some in-depth philosophical observations in the
most unexpected places. In this instance, it is from the 80s classic movie “Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off”.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around
once in a while you could miss it.
People see the new year as a time to take stock of the past,
revel in its successes and think of ways to rectify or at least modify or alter
those things which were not as content with as we’d like to be. Some of us even have the same resolutions
from year-to-year which are subsequently “blown” so to speak not too far
in. I don’t make resolutions though. I
look back and notice the good and the bad equally and learn from both. I have
always cherished the value and beauty of life; hell the world can be a fun
place if you just pay attention to it, as Bueller infers. In the 2 ½ years
since my diagnosis, I have paid even more attention to large and small aspects
of my life and given them their equally due attention. I plan to continue this
in the new year. That’s one resolution I can make for sure
Sometimes it is indeed the conglomeration of these little
things that make life magnificent and make the world go round. I spent my 3rd
alcohol free New Years with as good a group of friends as one could ask
for. There were no crowds, no loud
obnoxious people, no lines to get drinks, just Trivial Pursuit (80s edition
that I finally got someone to play with me), Apples to Apples, wine (sparkling
grape juice for me) and lots of laughs and good conversation. Good companions
are priceless in value, at least to me and tonight was further proof of that. I
think that in this fast paced, hustling, bustling, insert your cliché here,
world we sometimes fail to cherish and fully and fairly appreciate what and who
are around us. I take a lot of medications and such to make it through every
day, yet the most therapeutic things in my life come from the people who are in
it.
I know I say this often in some form or another and am
repetitive about it but I can’t help myself. It is sincerely how I feel and I can’t stress
the importance of it enough so bear with me as the days melt into weeks, months
and years. I will continue to do my best, to fight onward and upward and to
revel in and cherish the value and gifts that life has blessed me with.
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