Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Cherish


I will say that at age 37 my life is richer than I could ever have imagined growing up. Yes my wife and I do well financially and are smart with our money but that is not anything near what I am talking about. I am talking about how extensive my days are in regards to the experiences that I get to share with my family, friends, coaching clients and my patients. Every single person that I come in contact with on a daily basis is a blessing in my life and put in front of me to make me a better person.

I have said before how much my daughters have taught me over the years and that has never stopped. The imagination and true love that a child posses is something I wish we never lost. The picture above is my 5 year old who just lost her second tooth. She came to me after being asleep for a little while one night and said "daddy...I trust you so much can you help take my tooth out?"

I also love going into work each day to take care of my patients. To see a patient walk in almost not being able to move and then to see them leave with a smile on their face knowing that its going to be a better day is priceless. I have the privilege of working with some exceptional people where I practice and many of them inspire me to be better. They trust me with their health and well-being and that is an honor that I don't take for granted.

I know that you are asking yourself what about the people you disagree with, the people that irritate you, the people that are negative no matter the circumstance, the people that find joy in putting people down...well I look at these types of people in a way that they are pushing me to be a better person, to understand the negative side of things so that I can pursue the positive and more than anything else they drive me to be even more successful than I have already become.

What I don't let negative people do is get inside my head because I have learned that at the end of the day these energy vampires are just not worth the effort. I have learned more recently that we need to cherish the people around us that we care about.

I am not saying that I am perfect by any means but what I am saying is that you need to constantly remind yourself that you can be better. Recently I have had some moments of weakness and dealing with pity on myself mostly with everything that my family is dealing with right now. Although the second this happens I have been reminded how fragile life is and how it needs to be cherished. I recently had a sweet older lady who has been my patient for well over a year pass away in her sleep after dealing with a nasty illness. Just yesterday a patient was telling me about a good friend of hers at age 40 passed away in his sleep leaving a 2 year old and pregnant wife behind. If that doesn't wake you up I am not sure what will.

I have no idea when my time will come but what I do know 100% is that I will make the most of my time and cherish every second I have with those around me. We are blessed to have this opportunity to spread joy while on this planet and I plan to take full advantage of my time.

So as the season change and the winter depression leads to thoughts of warm sunshine on your skin make sure that you are constantly taking time our of your day to enjoy time with those around you.

Make It Count!!!!