I have decided to start a blog on my website so I can share my thoughts in a very informal manner. I will not promise daily post or even weekly consistency, because sitting in front of a computer by far one of my least favorite ways to spend time. I can promise you that on warm days, when the sun is shining bright you will not find a new post here. But periodically, I will come to share a thought, passion, frustration or praise with you.
Tonight, I find myself worn out. I have spent this last week in Florida with my husband's family. We flew down there, last minute, Sunday morning. Coleman's grandfather, Nano, was in the hospital and it was only a matter of time. We got there and were able to see him while he still was able to recognize us. Tuesday morning Coleman and I were with his parents when Nano took his last breath. In the last few moments, Nano had started breathing only once every 30 seconds. After each breath Nano took we all held our breath waiting for the next. When the next breath didn't come, our hearts let out a sigh. It's over. His suffering, his fight against pneumonia, cancer, and various other aliments is done. For his sake, we were all relieved, but as those left behind, we were also filled with sorrow. If you have experienced the death of a close friend of loved one you can probably relate.
But, let me spare you the details of the roller coaster of emotions we all went through the rest of the week and get to my thoughts. As we were preparing for the memorial service, which I was so thankful we were able to stay for, we were going through photo album after photo album trying to get pictures of Nano with each of the family members. The pictures were shocking to me. I was flipping through a time line of my husband's family and there were only a handful of people I could recognize. In the 30-40 years the photos represented, many of the individuals had changed drastically. They did not look like the same people. My sister-in-law and I joked about how we were going to do the best we could not to get old. Although, in reality we cannot stop the aging processes, this experience burned deeper in my the desire to continue fight for health in my own life, in my families lives and in the people around me. The choices we make today will affect us in the long run. We are such an immediate society that moves so fast forward, that we forget to stop and look at the past.
So I leave you with these questions:
What choices have you made in the past the have gotten you where you are today? Are you overweight because you have chosen the foods that are conducive to weight gain? Have you been faithful for the last few months, but this last week or two "fallen off the wagon"? What choices are going to lead you into tomorrow and the moments of the future? What is your timeline going to look like when people go through it? Will they find pictures of you doing the things you love, or will they find you hiding, avoiding the camera?
Those are my thoughts tonight. I you find value in these thoughts as I have!
In health,
Abby
Tonight, I find myself worn out. I have spent this last week in Florida with my husband's family. We flew down there, last minute, Sunday morning. Coleman's grandfather, Nano, was in the hospital and it was only a matter of time. We got there and were able to see him while he still was able to recognize us. Tuesday morning Coleman and I were with his parents when Nano took his last breath. In the last few moments, Nano had started breathing only once every 30 seconds. After each breath Nano took we all held our breath waiting for the next. When the next breath didn't come, our hearts let out a sigh. It's over. His suffering, his fight against pneumonia, cancer, and various other aliments is done. For his sake, we were all relieved, but as those left behind, we were also filled with sorrow. If you have experienced the death of a close friend of loved one you can probably relate.
But, let me spare you the details of the roller coaster of emotions we all went through the rest of the week and get to my thoughts. As we were preparing for the memorial service, which I was so thankful we were able to stay for, we were going through photo album after photo album trying to get pictures of Nano with each of the family members. The pictures were shocking to me. I was flipping through a time line of my husband's family and there were only a handful of people I could recognize. In the 30-40 years the photos represented, many of the individuals had changed drastically. They did not look like the same people. My sister-in-law and I joked about how we were going to do the best we could not to get old. Although, in reality we cannot stop the aging processes, this experience burned deeper in my the desire to continue fight for health in my own life, in my families lives and in the people around me. The choices we make today will affect us in the long run. We are such an immediate society that moves so fast forward, that we forget to stop and look at the past.
So I leave you with these questions:
What choices have you made in the past the have gotten you where you are today? Are you overweight because you have chosen the foods that are conducive to weight gain? Have you been faithful for the last few months, but this last week or two "fallen off the wagon"? What choices are going to lead you into tomorrow and the moments of the future? What is your timeline going to look like when people go through it? Will they find pictures of you doing the things you love, or will they find you hiding, avoiding the camera?
Those are my thoughts tonight. I you find value in these thoughts as I have!
In health,
Abby