Bit of This & That

Wow. Cancer changes people's lives. Even if it is no longer there. I guess it makes one more cognizant of their mortality and feel the need to begin living. I mean living as though they weren't truly doing so before the monster.

This change can be dynamic. Make one realize their day to day goings on may not be what they want anymore. Maybe at one time, you could visualize spending the rest of your life living the way you did prior to the monster. After the trauma of illness and recovery, though, people have the tendency to change their view of what their path should, could, or will be.

It is quite powerful. Something my own heart, my own brain cannot reckon with. I haven't come that close to really feeling my own personal extinction. Not that I need something like that to make me personally connect on a mental and spiritual level to my very own existence, but most certainly watching someone so close to me go through such a devastating time has made me feel how important life is and that yes, every single day is new, different, and valuable. And every single day is meant to be enjoyed, absorbed, and treasured.