It's all relativity folks. When I looked at my last post, which was over a month ago, I laughed since I thought I had it bad in the month of April. The month of April was just a really, crazy, busy time at work. The month of May was much more damaging to my psyche. (And let's not forget that the month of May is a notoriously bad month for me, as described here: End of School Year Insanity Link.) But this past month of May added fuel to the already raging fire. I was hit with two big surprises at work, at the same time, and let's just say they were not of the good kind. And then last week, we had a tragedy of the purest sense: a co-worker died in a motorcycle accident. He was a very kind man, a very hard worker, and he will be greatly missed.
Moving on to a much lighter topic than death (which, isn't pretty much everything a lighter topic than death), I wasn't feeling well this morning (lingering stomach flu issues); I actually cancelled my massage, which is shocking in and of itself. I spent most of the day laying around reading a book that my twelve-year-old daughter highly recommended: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It is a fiction book, (which the author emphatically states a couple of different times) about kids with cancer. As you can expect, I sobbed several times during this book, but the book is written very well (obviously, since a movie was made from it). Reading this book prompted two blog-worthy notes (well actually there are many topics I could delve into from reading this book); however here are today's two:
1. I truly love the fact that I have a twelve-year-old daughter who is recommending books to me, and I actually, really like them. They have deep meanings, fabulous quotes about life (and I love quotes!), enjoyable sarcasm and wit, and are just wonderful reads. It was a moment of pure enjoyment for me. I am seizing the day and enjoying this time in my life with my daughters.
2. The second reason was a quote in the book that I just loved! "What a slut time is. She screws everybody." True. So very true. (I could also add that Death is a Bitch!) One of my family's favorite TV sitcoms, The Middle, also had a quote about time that resonates: "The days go by slow, but the year's fly by." There never seems to be enough hours in a day. Ever. And Death just pretty much sucks. Enough said.
Ever the Optimist,
Me
Motivational Moment:
Alright, so I have to turn the negativity around from my 'time and death rant', so here goes:
May you enjoy the time you have here on earth. May you find little things - or big things - that make you laugh or smile every day. May you enjoy the special moments that each season of your life brings you.
Peace and Love,
SG
