Have you guys ever noticed...

Have you guys ever noticed how easy it is to take LIFE for granted? As we go through our days it's so easy (I'm #1 on the list) to forget what a miracle and blessing it is to have life. Any thoughts?

(I was going to post on does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to fold a fitted sheet, but thought this more important and thought provoking. :))

It is very easy to take life for granted. Unfortunately, something bad will happen in the world which will remind me of all I have to be thankful for. So, I try each night to go to sleep thanking God for all the good things I have in my life, which are very many... my children, my family, my love, my home, my job, my health (which isn't the best, but could definitely be worse), the fact that I have food to eat and I have the ability to be a survivor. I have much for which to be thankful.

i do this 'thing' when i go to sleep at night...

starts off....'thank you God for this day and everything you've given me' and then i just....think.

sometimes i talk to God, sometimes i talk to my mom. for the most part i just.....think.

been doing that since i was in my early teens. prolly always will.

Here's an example of why we should never take life for granted. One of my employees has a niece who, on the weekend of her 10th birthday, came down with a life threatening infection. They aren't even really sure how she acquired the infection, but it turns out it's a flesh eating bacteria.

She has been on a ventilator for most of the past 6 weeks. And, because of damage done by the bacteria, her left leg has been completely amputated (all the way to the hip), her right leg is amputated right above the knee, and her left arm is amputated just below the elbow.

She is off the ventilator now and woke up from the sedation to learn what had happened. Can you imagine what she is going through? I know I can't. To have three of her limbs amputated. My God. It's just awful. :(

My employee said she has been to visit her and she has this extreme sadness in her eyes and tears just roll from her eyes. :(

When I hear about things like this happening, I say a big thank you to God above that my children are both healthy.

I'd appreciate it if those of you who pray would say a prayer for this little girl. She's got a very lengthy recovery course ahead of her both physically and emotionally.

Well, I was going to write something witty about wasting time folding sheets being an extreme form of taking "time" for granted...

... but I think instead, I'll take the crumpled fitted sheet and sob into it. :( I'm so sorry for your employee's neice, Kat. That's just AWFUL.

~phos

I know. I can barely type, I am so choked up. It's just devastating to that little girl and her entire family. :(

My prayers are going out to that little one...and her whole family. May they find strenght in God.

:(

Gosh, thats so sad whiterose :(
My heart goes out to that little girl.

Thats why I try to be grateful for the fact that my children are healthy. Its the first thing I'm thankful for. As long as they are fine I can survive through anything.

That is awful, Katrina.... :(

Kat that is so sad!!! We used to take life for granted... I was always one that would say ahhh thats terrible that could never happen to me!! BOy was I wrong.. When I lost my fiance nearly 7 years ago that hit me with a ton of bricks.... I now live for everyday rather than live for the next 10 years or so..... and LIfe is precious and we are all lucky to have it!!

Words cannot express the sorrow I feel reading about this beloved child. This world can be so unfair. I pray for a miracle in her spirit and soul. I will give this prayer to my ministers and pray myself too. If we could only hold her in our arms forever.

Prayed for the little girl. I do thank God for it and try not to take life for granted, but…do forget sometime, but he know. I know this couple at work; he’s in his early 50s. He seemed healthy to me and he said he went to the gym two three times a week and played golf and so forth. Next thing I know that he just passed away from a heart attacked. Things in life can be so sudden and it’s hard to belief sometime, that you can be talking to a person today and that person could be gone the next day, just like that.

This is the stuff that matters.

So sorry to hear about the little girl, it's a nightmare for her and her family :(

Heard about those bacteria a few times now, seems they are on the increase (some superbugs, or not?) :( Or maybe it's increased media coverage, because there were some reported cases (none in Germany tho, yet) earlier this year.

I too am among those taking too many things for granted - and also for generally ignoring my health a bit (been feeling guilty about not going to the office today after having some stomach flue since Sunday - as if my company would collapse .... :p).

There are moments when I do feel grateful for my life and everything that makes it but I have been feeling so lucky so many times that there is some underlying notion that I will be always that lucky - but ofc, you never know, tomorrow I might get hit by a car, have a heartattach, a stroke or just any other calamity that might strike ... Sometimes I worry that luck is like a piece of soap, if it's all used up ... ^_^

I wished I knew how to live more in the moment, though, everything I do somewhat relates to a plan for tomorrow ...

I know. I can barely type, I am so choked up. It's just devastating to that little girl and her entire family. :(


Katrina....

Is there any way you could get the girl's address so that we could send her cards or something?

katrina that is soo sad...we had a little girl, 2, in our comunity who lost both legs to bacterial meningococcal infection...she is "walking" now but what a shock...

skates you hit my nail on the head....three weeks ago we went to a family engagement, daniel's mum and i spent a lot of time talking that night, just chit chat about life, the universe etc, it was her 56th birthday next day. I sms'd her on her birthday, she sms'd back then two hours later i got a phone call from his dad, she was in emergency, had a massive stroke, on a ventilator...the whole works...

she was 56, never smoked, never drank, started her own political party, lots of friends, love, life, meditated every day, very spiritual woman, about to become a nanna for the first time (today its happening actually)...you just never know....life is so short...she is recovering but its a long journey for her and one I'm sure she never anticipated being on...there doesn't seem any point in asking why..it just is what happened...but its certainly made all of us assess our lives from the perspective of unfinished business and unrealised dreams...I have a new found energy for taking risks and chances and throwing all procrastinations aside as of now...

hang on to love and look for peace of mind...my new mantra...

I learned that lesson of not taking things for granted when I was 16 years old and my father died rather suddenly. It changed my life. Since then, I have consciously lived one day at a time, living to the fullest by seizing the moment as they present themselves. My goal is to live a live with as few regrets as possible. Many years ago, I remember reading that one of the saints, said something to the effect that the more tribulations you are given, the more you are beloved of God. Every tribulation is a test, and an opportunity for your spirit to grow. The body can often times get in the way of your spiritual growth. So something like this, although devasting to us in our world, can be a door for your spirit to reach ever greater heights. I hope this doesn't offend anyone. It's how I cope with all the sadness and daily tragedy in the world. Else I would not be able to function, just crying and living in fear. I have to attach some meaning to such tragedy.
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Every day is a gift, and none of us know how much time we have left. I've been thinking about this often as of late. So, I have started to revel not only in the larger things, but in the everyday mundane activities. Feeding my cats, doing the laundry, there is something in every action that we carry with us.