Tag Archive | present

Living in the now

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The future is unpredictable 

Especially when you have been diagnosed with cancer

There is always the chance of recurrence down the line 

But you can’t think like that 

You can’t think you are totally healthy either 

Because that may not end up being true 

So what do I do? 

I am healthy right now 

Relatively anyway 

So I’ll focus on that 

And appreciate each day

I am healthy and I’m getting the best treatment possible 

So, I’m grateful 

And I’m thankful for the lessons I have learned

And what I can share with others

Which will hopefully make a difference 

The future is unpredictable 

But I will live in the present 

And appreciate now! 

October 25, 2023

Today

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Today will not return

Tomorrow will not return 

We sometimes anticipate something wonderful

That will happen in the future

And count the days till we get there 

Not realizing we are not appreciating the present

These days that will not come back

Each day is precious 

Each day should be acknowledged and enjoyed 

No one knows what will exactly happen in the future

That future that we are waiting for 

So let’s know the value of today

And make it a worthwhile day

July 7, 2023

It was what it was!

It is what it is
It was what it was
Accept what is
If you can’t make it ‘was’

Accepting is not giving in
Is not giving up
Accepting is not fighting
When fighting does not give results

It is what it is
It was what it was
The past can’t be rewritten
And it need not!

Good experiences
Sad experiences
Make us who we are
Happiness, sadness
Part of life

It is what it is
It was what it was
It’s all good
And as it should be
March on!

Lida Berghuis
June 24th, 2013