Life Is Not A Sprint, But A Marathon.

It has been quite some time since my last post, things in my life have been hectic for the last couple of months. Many disappointments, many triumphs but most importantly, lots of experiences. I have been so fortunate in my life to have been blessed with financial security to do virtually whatever I wished, support and comfort to achieve my goals, but most of all love, lots of love. My family is so important to me and I am realizing that more more as my days away from home continue to grow. Over the last 5 months, I have been battling an auto-immune system disease that has taken me to places I had never wished to go, lows I thought I couldn't find and placed me in a hole that kept growing out of my control. I am finally at a place where I can accept it, I can admit what happened to others and I'm ready to leave this part of my life behind in the past. Though this disease turned my life upside down, changed who I was for the time being, and made me, for the first time ever in my life, insecure; I would not have taken it back for a thing. I have been humbled and have experienced growth in myself as a person I thought I didn't need. I know everything in life happens for a reason and for the first 4 months of this ordeal, I forgot that. I was so bitter, so depressed and was ready to throw in the towel. But the only thing that kept me going were my friends and family who saw what this had made me as a person and kept forcing me forward when I was dragging my feet. At times when I thought my life was over, I realized that there are people out there suffering with much worse. People without family, people without financial security to fight these health battles but more importantly, people without hope. Whenever you find yourself in a position of distress or at a loss of hope, just remember that everything happens for a reason, these struggles are so important to who we are. I know I forgot this and I am so glad I finally woke up and decided I was not going to live this way anymore. Life is not a sprint, its a marathon. You may find yourself taking the wrong turn, slowing down at times, and even colliding with reality, but in the end all your mistakes will lead you to YOUR finish line. Because we all have our paths in life, our own struggles and our own happy ending. You just need to make peace with that and have hope that everything will turn out positively whether it feels that way or not. Regardless of where we are in our marathons, how poor/great our health is, or where we stand with loved ones; life is beautiful and we really are beyond lucky to be alive for these moments. Whether they be happy, sad, full of anger, or dealing with loss; just remember it could always be far worse. Hope everyone had a great start to their week!

With lots of love,