Never Take a Day For Granted 💌

Hey there!

As I sit here in a moment of reflection, the call to share a reminder of just how important each day, moment, and person in your life is comes to the forefront of my mind. In the quest to find an article or quote that would spark inspiration for my own words to share with you, I came across an article that perfectly stated what I was looking to say. So, in an effort to properly relay this message, I’d like to do something a bit different, and simply share the article with you as quoted text. I hope it resonates with you.

“Love Today Because Tomorrow is Never Promised."

By Leah Hunt

"You aren't guaranteed the rest of today. You aren't guaranteed tomorrow, or another Friday night out, or another Spring Break. The plans that you might've had construed and meticulously planned out might come crashing down all around you. The future that you had so been looking forward to could come to a screeching halt, or turn on a dime in a second.

It's so easy for us to turn a blind eye to the random, terrible things life throws at people. You hear sad stories on the news every day: someone else died of cancer, another person lost their job, someone down the street just got in a fatal car accident. Hearing about daily horrors is no foreign subject. Our mistake in this is getting too comfortable with the idea of tragedy. As a society we should not grow accustomed to the horrors we hear on the news and we should not let the commonalities of disease, death, or accidents harden our hearts or minds, either.

With the horrors that we so often hear about in the news or in social media, it becomes easy for us to forget that tragedy can strike anyone, at any time. In ignorance we assume it will never be us, that it will always happen to someone else's father, or aunt, or child, but in reality one can never be certain.

I urge everyone to be grateful for the time they have here on Earth every single day. Hug your loved ones, never suppress a generous thought about them, and never take for granted what you assume you'll always have. To live is the greatest privilege given to us by God [Universe, Source, etc.], and it is a gift that can be taken away in the blink of an eye.”

Send the “I love you” text to the person you’ve been thinking of today. Smile at a passerby, and maybe even pass along a compliment to them. Share love and kindness to whomever crosses your path today, and every day. Do not let the jaded attitudes of others stop you from seeing and sharing the beauty of this world with others.

With kindness, 

Dr. Gretchen, PT

P.S.

1. Connect with me on YouTube - Subscribe to my Dr. Gretchen YouTube page where you will be able to find MS specific exercises, research updates, guest speakers, and MORE!

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