Be Thankful for the Life You Have

Yesterday I was in a car accident. It was not the run-of-the-mill fender bender. Instead, I was on the highway driving to Sam's Club with my fiance and someone switched lanes without checking. They slammed into us going highway speeds and I'm thanking my lucky stars that we somehow avoided the concrete rail and ravine approximately 10-15 feet or less from us. Someone was looking out for us yesterday (and I'm not above being relieved that I had my St. Jude medal in the car!). Yes, it is the biggest pain that we are on vacation and have to deal with a highly-banged up car that was practically perfect when I bought it a couple years ago (previous owner had kept a perfect record of all maintenance, dates, etc., car had low miles) and the fact that the other person had false insurance.

However, my fiance put things in perspective when he stated that instead of having the nusiance of dealing with the aftermath of a car accident, in one instant, we could have easily ended up in two separate trauma bays in the hospital emergency room (which hits close to home for him as he generally ends up seeing patients with the head and spine injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents).

You're probably asking where I'm going with all of this...
1. Just wanted to get some journaling out of my system :)
2. Live life to the fullest!! We are only here once (depending on what your beliefs are, of course!) and we should strive to make it the best, longest and healthiest stay possible. Yes, something could happen in an instant that could take away everything that we have ever worked for and loved. However, why not ensure that while we are here, our lives are full and rich with health which will enable us to ENJOY life to the max...

Every single one of us has choices to make throughout the day. Some people have more latitude with their choices than others, however, I challenge ANYONE to not find 15 minutes to work out, move and do something nice for yourself. Spread it out over the day. Incorporate the ideas from the two posts before. It doesn't even have to be in one sitting!! Take the time now to be healthy and you most likely won't have to make time for disease or an early death from disease later. I like this way of thinking because ultimately, you WILL have to make time for one or the other. Life or illness. You choose. Get in your 15 minutes today :)