Life is Short

I learned today of the death of an old friend. I have not seen her in many years and I have to admit, I haven't even really thought about her except in the passing way we do of old friends. She was one of my closest friends in junior high and high school. We even started college together. She taught me to drive a stick shift and I nearly lost her transmission in the middle of an intersection of the small town where I grew up. I have some very dear memories of the time we spent together.

Many would say that I am risking going off-topic of the purpose of my blog which is supposed to be about my journey to improved health and losing weight. But here's the thing, I was told that my old friend died from complications of diabetes. My passion these days is to try and convince at least one person that God is interested in our health and wants us to be mindful of how we treat the body He gave us. I am reminded once again of how important this is through the loss of my friend.

For anyone who may be paying attention, I hope that you can understand this, life is short. And while I hope that you all love strong and laugh hard. I hope you learn the importance of being a good steward to that which God provided you including your body. In the end, I think we have to give it back and we have to answer for what we did with it while we were here.

I guess this post is a little morbid, but this evening I feel the need to try and help at least one person to understand this. Sometimes I think it takes a little harsh reality to help us do that.

I wish anyone who is listening good health and happiness. Life is indeed very short - make the most of it.