So, I'm falling into the trap that I wanted to avoid with this blog...neglect. I'm going to work on that, I swear!
Right now, I'm in Vegas for a conference. 37th floor of the Four Seasons, sunshine beating through my floor-to-ceiling window, and I feel so....blah. Blessed that I have this experience, but blah nonetheless. A lot has been going on, and the trappings of this corporate life filled with schmoozing, drinking, chats about golf and cottages and who is cheating/pregnant/getting divorced really don't appeal to me anymore. There are two reasons for this - one is the fact that I've been shook to my core with death and sickness around me, and the other is that I'm going through a life lesson on taking chances and having faith.
They say nothing in life is certain except for death and taxes. Tax season is here, but it seems like death season is always around. In the past 2 months, my life has been touched by the deaths of two people who made an impact on my life and the lives of those around me. I may not have been the closest to the ones who passed, but their deaths touched me because of the resounding circumstances around both. As I type this, a good friend of mine, who is more like family, is in the hospital putting up a hell of a fight for his life. Just got off the phone with my Mom, who is at his bedside...she put the phone up to his ear and let me speak to him...not sure if he heard, since he's under heavy sedation...but his lids fluttered and to me, that means something. Regardless of the fact that I have enough medical knowledge to know the docs will say it's just a reflex...it means something to me.
My homegirl Ro has gone through a tough few months as well, with recent deaths in her family. We've had talks lately about living your life, not waiting to go for the things you want, and all those things that seem cliche until you're faced with someone losing - or fighting for - their life. I tell you...your health is your wealth. Once you have that, you can do almost anything.
Sigh. I'm kind of zoning out into my own thoughts now, so I'll just close off this blog entry. Just 3 little words, but they mean so much when you ingest them: LIVE YOUR LIFE. And with that, I'm going to get ready for our conference's cocktail reception...uncomfortable clothes, fake smiles, and counting down the minutes until I can jump back into bed....all in a day's work.
