Friday, November 6, 2009

Today is a Gift



Skull Bracelet / Tibetan Art Collection / Bamboo Trading Company:  Click to enlarge to read the tag.

I found the bracelet on the Halloween table but bought it as a Christmas present for my daughter because she will wear it all year.  Then I read the tag and liked it so much that I bought one for myself, too.

"There may not be a tomorrow so do not squander the gift of today."  

My asthma attack last year gave me a reminder that I cannot take my health for granted.  For three months I was not able to speak in complete sentences.  I was only able to speak one or two words at a time without having to take a breath.  I had been running 6 miles at a time with my marathon training group, but could suddenly not even walk a quarter mile without having to stop and rest.

I've been trying to do as many of the things I said I wanted to do "someday", because none of us know if we will be here "someday".  

6 comments:

Blissseeker said...

Where on earth did you find such an interesting item?

kenju said...

OOPS. Going by that last line, I'm useless.

Jen said...

@Blissseeker: In Wimberly, Texas at one of the little shops on their main street. We went window shopping while we were waiting for Glassworks to open.

@kenju: But you get another chance today. (I was pretty useless yesterday, too.)

BrightenedBoy said...

Appreciation is such a wonderful thing.

BlackLOG said...

I’m guessing there certainly won't be a tomorrow for the poor Yak.

It's funny how things in life make us realise how fragile the human body is. I went to a body work exhibition a few years back. There were so many ways that people died I was frightened to move for about a month after. Glad you got over the asthma attack….

Jen said...

@BrightenedBoy: There are some things we take for granted until we can't do them any more, then we learn to appreciate them. I'm definitely appreciating my health a lot more.

@BlackLOG: That exhibit came to Houston and I missed it. I still have to treat my asthma daily, but at least I'm able to do all the things I used to do again.

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