So many thoughts come to mind and all are dear to my heart. Maybe that is why I keep thinking HEART - that little pump that keeps us going. If it stops, so do we.
It is important to realize that more people leave this world because of their heart stopping, rather than the combination of catastrophic diseases like the many cancers and diabetes.
Your heart is the heart of everything. Nothing in your body works harder or more continuous. So why do we do things that make its job harder when it does so much for us? Maybe because we think it will just keep ticking - doing its job even if we don’t.
I won’t go into should or shouldn’ts. We’ve seen them all, but sometimes we slide over them “just because” we think we’ve seen them all, or believe that it won’t happen to us.
Troubles to the heart show up in strange ways. In my father’s case, the bum leg and implant was the key that opened the door of discovery. If not for this, he might have been an expected statistic long before.
A bump on the leg and cellulitis was the trigger that set off the alarm for Judy Sibilrud; she sent my mother for an appointment thinking that she needed a pace maker, which she did. Mom says it saved her life because she “thought” the symptoms were from Dystonia.
We are all given hints from time to time. Some are lucky. Some are not. But, maybe those little hints are telling you: you need that physical from time to time. In the mean time, all that good stuff we enjoy may not be good stuff. Work hard but don’t forget to take time off to live a good life when you can. It is always better to prepare and take care than try to correct and cure.
We’re only human. For some unknown reason we often put off something we’d like to do, want to do, ought to do, robbing ourselves and others of precious time. In other words, we procrastinate.
We don’t mean to. We always mean to do it, but time rolls by and seemingly faster every day. We get so busy we don’t take time for ourselves and others.
Quit smoking. You know you should. “Some day.” No. Do it now.
Eat right. Get a physical. “Some day. No. Do it now.
Exercise. “Kind of busy. Some day.” No. Do it now.
Visit friends. “Some day.” - No. Do it now.
Do something special, even if just a phone call. Surprise them. -Say “it’s me calling - for no special reason, just because, I was thinking of you.”
You’re having a birthday. The older we get, the more we need to celebrate. Invite a friend. Have a party.
Write a letter. Take a vacation. Say Hello! Tell someone you love them, that you really care. Tell them how much you value the little things they’ve done for you.
Spur of the moment - that’s the best kind. Something says - “Do It Now.” Do it!
Someone sent me a newspaper clipping they had saved for 60 years. Do you know how much I cared? Someone cared enough and it made me feel so good.
I stopped by with a birthday cake for an elderly lady I didn’t really know. My extended family does though, and it made her day.
Count the minutes in a lifetime and realize how valuable everyone is. Don’t waste time. We’ve always associated love with the heart.
Love your heart. Be like a heart. A heart pumps good things to every cell in your body. We can all be hearts and spread good every second of each day.
Little things to you may mean big things to others. Love people. Love life. Take care of your heart. Take care of all it stands for. Take care of your world. A kind heart is a terrible thing to waste.
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