-2.8 pounds, down to 166.0...but who cares?
This last week has been a bit of a wake up call. We lost a friend this week. Funny how death makes everything else in life look so pointless and trivial. Weight loss? Who cares. Career problems? Who cares. Remembering the loved one, honoring them the best we know how, and dealing with the loss by making every moment count with the people around us is suddenly the priority.
It is a reminder of priorities. Making every moment count with the people around us should ALWAYS be a priority. If it isn't, we need to make some adjustments. If we are failing to fully live, we need to make some adjustments. These adjustments can be made immediately...they do not have to wait until Monday, or the first of the next month.
And then comes the analysis of what it means to live fully, and make every moment count. What does this mean to you? To fully live...
1. Cherish people around you, even ones you don't necessarily get along with. We are in this together. Try to connect. Be able to go to sleep each night with the ease of knowing that you loved your loved ones and were even nice to the A-holes in your life...afterall, you may be the jerkface in the his/her life, and perhaps you can break the cycle with each small connection - even if it's just a smile and a "hello". Maybe it will eventually stack up and you will no longer be mutual A-holes. It's worth a shot.
2. Follow your passion. Do not rob the world of what you have to offer. Do not let things hold you back. Keep moving. Keep going forward even when the odds are not in your favor. Who says we have to be perfect at what we love to do? Play guitar, write, draw, paint, plan, knit, craft, clean, exercise, play with Tonka trucks, go to car shows, garden, play games, do puzzles, laugh, tell jokes, sing, whistle, build things, talk to your pets! Passions do not need to be a serious endeavor - they are what you ultimately enjoy and sets your soul free. Wherever your passion lies, go there. Do it, and by all means, have fun. Chances are it will make you happier and this happiness will be paid forward to someone else without any effort. It may make someone else's day with what you have done, or the simple improvement of your mood may make someone else's day improve.
There are more, but I want to get to the point of this - after we analyze what it means to live fully according to our own personalities and drives, the "trivial" things creep in and don't seem so trivial anymore.
After all, why are Samm and I doing this blog? Why are we wanting to lose weight and improve our health? Because it is supportive to what it means to us to live fully. We want the chance to be around to enjoy our loved ones and each other longer if that is a possibility. We want to pursue our passions and see them through as much as we can while we are here. Suddenly the weight loss thing isn't as trivial as what it first appears. It is not pointless. It would mean we wouldn't have health working against us, but for us in order to pursue life.
All grieving is not created equal. We experience it's depths differently, and the meaning of the loss is different according to our interpretations and relations. I'm not saying that after this post I'm going to be all "YeeHaw for Weight Loss" and immediately renewed. It's not about that. It's just about finding meaning to our everyday pursuits and re-evaluating priorities. This is my scramble for meaning, and I hope that by sharing this it somehow helps those who are hurting more than I can imagine for their loss of a loved one. Love to all.
This last week has been a bit of a wake up call. We lost a friend this week. Funny how death makes everything else in life look so pointless and trivial. Weight loss? Who cares. Career problems? Who cares. Remembering the loved one, honoring them the best we know how, and dealing with the loss by making every moment count with the people around us is suddenly the priority.
It is a reminder of priorities. Making every moment count with the people around us should ALWAYS be a priority. If it isn't, we need to make some adjustments. If we are failing to fully live, we need to make some adjustments. These adjustments can be made immediately...they do not have to wait until Monday, or the first of the next month.
And then comes the analysis of what it means to live fully, and make every moment count. What does this mean to you? To fully live...
1. Cherish people around you, even ones you don't necessarily get along with. We are in this together. Try to connect. Be able to go to sleep each night with the ease of knowing that you loved your loved ones and were even nice to the A-holes in your life...afterall, you may be the jerkface in the his/her life, and perhaps you can break the cycle with each small connection - even if it's just a smile and a "hello". Maybe it will eventually stack up and you will no longer be mutual A-holes. It's worth a shot.
2. Follow your passion. Do not rob the world of what you have to offer. Do not let things hold you back. Keep moving. Keep going forward even when the odds are not in your favor. Who says we have to be perfect at what we love to do? Play guitar, write, draw, paint, plan, knit, craft, clean, exercise, play with Tonka trucks, go to car shows, garden, play games, do puzzles, laugh, tell jokes, sing, whistle, build things, talk to your pets! Passions do not need to be a serious endeavor - they are what you ultimately enjoy and sets your soul free. Wherever your passion lies, go there. Do it, and by all means, have fun. Chances are it will make you happier and this happiness will be paid forward to someone else without any effort. It may make someone else's day with what you have done, or the simple improvement of your mood may make someone else's day improve.
There are more, but I want to get to the point of this - after we analyze what it means to live fully according to our own personalities and drives, the "trivial" things creep in and don't seem so trivial anymore.
After all, why are Samm and I doing this blog? Why are we wanting to lose weight and improve our health? Because it is supportive to what it means to us to live fully. We want the chance to be around to enjoy our loved ones and each other longer if that is a possibility. We want to pursue our passions and see them through as much as we can while we are here. Suddenly the weight loss thing isn't as trivial as what it first appears. It is not pointless. It would mean we wouldn't have health working against us, but for us in order to pursue life.
All grieving is not created equal. We experience it's depths differently, and the meaning of the loss is different according to our interpretations and relations. I'm not saying that after this post I'm going to be all "YeeHaw for Weight Loss" and immediately renewed. It's not about that. It's just about finding meaning to our everyday pursuits and re-evaluating priorities. This is my scramble for meaning, and I hope that by sharing this it somehow helps those who are hurting more than I can imagine for their loss of a loved one. Love to all.
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