Some scary thoughts for Halloween

Hi everyone

Carol and I just got home from spending the day with some friends. We took the ferry over to a small town called Southport where they were having some Halloween activities like pirates shooting  canons off, a sailboat regatta, and I even think I saw a "wench"!! We had a great time but it got me thinking some “scary thoughts for Halloween”

First, it is hard to describe just how much I LOVE the weekend in between treatments!! I have everything going for me: It’s been a week since my last treatment so I feel really normal, I have a whole week until my next treatment, AND it’s the weekend so I don't even have to work. This is something that happens every 7 days for most people, including me when I am not getting chemo, so you start to take it for granted. I know I do. Big deal, it’s the weekend right?..  But I am here to tell you, the song is right: “You don't know what you got till it’s gone….”

 

I think I have mentioned this before but it really hit me hard again today so I have to keep harping on it. It is the simple, easy, uncomplicated, NON-special things that make our lives so special and for that very reason we overlook how important those times are.  Soon they really do become ordinary or ho-hum. But!!! Take them away for even a second and we become very aware of how important those times were, or how special that person is, or how much you love doing something with the one you love.

So how come we can only recognize these obvious truths when they are not available to us? It makes me sad when I think about wasted time, blessings overlooked, and people taken for granted. I’m sitting here thinking about what a “special” day I just had but the only reason I “recognized” it for the special day it was is because I am sick every other week. If not for that I would have taken the day for granted and the people I was with for granted. That is a very scary thought.. even for Halloween!

 

I think I am going to sign off now and go tell the most special person in my life just how special she is and let her know just how special today was.

Why don't you all go do the same?

God Bless.

Peace and Love

(And  Happy Halloween!!))

John