I met with some awesome people the other night – we were gathering to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend who turned 48 (it’s her year – the Rabbit!). She just found out that she has breast cancer and is facing a battle ahead of her. In a whirlwind week, she discovered that she went too long between checkups – she’s been so busy at work in her PR firm here in Fort Myers. So, her 6-month follow up checkup turned into 18 months – and now she’s rearranging her schedule for trips to see her team of doctors at Moffit and her upcoming surgery schedule. I truly love this woman – we have been friends and PR colleagues for over 20 years – through new jobs, new husbands, pregnancies, births, toddlers, children, teenagers, deaths of friends and family – the whole gamut. Through it all, we try and get together every few months for lunch, drinks and of course, coordinating our jobs together via sponsorships, participating in all events that we are working on!
When we all gathered to celebrate her birthday and tell her how much we support her – I looked at all the people in the restaurant – people that I’ve known and worked with for so many years – people who I’ve shared so much with over the years. We talked about things we were working towards – a cruise to Alaska with our spouses, weekends with our friends, just enjoying life here and there. We talked about how we work and save to someday enjoy the fruits of our labor. While we sip our wine and eat our fabulous Norman Love chocolate cake, we resolve to “not worry about the crazy things” and focus on what’s really important. Our family, our health and being happy. Funny, my father always said, "As long as I have my health, my family and (of course) food - I'm happy." IAgain I say - my father was such a wise man.
I resolve to not to be “reckless” – with money, my health, my family and friends! There's just too much as stake and so much to lose! Hugs for everyone.
No comments:
Post a Comment