The Beginning of what I Hope becomes a Series...

It is about two months short of being a year from my dad being diagnosed, give or take a week or two. I cannot even begin to explain how hard it had been lately...knowing that a year ago right now, he was healthy. And also knowing that a year ago, everything was about to change. Now almost feels more difficult than when he died, because now I've...we've...had to live without him for 28 weeks. Yes I know how many weeks...because each week, each day actually that goes by I am constantly reminded not only of how much he did...but how much we so desperately still need him here today. But I've had to tell myself over and over again that he would not want me to be so upset...he wouldn't want me to cry and scream out in frustration and at first that took the, "I'm going to ignore everything" approach , which did absolutely nothing but turn me into a ticking time bomb. So, I've decided that instead of pushing everything away, instead of ignoring it and shoving it in the back of my mind and covering it with the business of life, I'm going to try to learn from this, from him. So I'm starting by writing this blogpost which hopefully becomes a series, of quotes and lessons that my dad taught me, that everyone, regardless of gender, age, place in life, needs to not only know, but also fully embrace. So here we go, number 1...

My dad loved C.S. Lewis for one...but I felt this was important and begs to bring up the fact that each day is a blessing. Yeah yeah I know corny and cheesy as hell, and something everyone says...but SERIOUSLY! Think about it...does that Wednesday in the middle of December in the 5th grade mean anything special to you today? I know for me it doesn't! I don't even know what I did! And all those days in between...were they all extraordinary? Do you remember each one? No, but everything since the 5th grade has changed drastically and that's what happens. While you're busy living life it changes. The people who were once there leave and new ones come into your life...the daily life becomes a monotonous routine that becomes just another blink in time. 

So here's the lesson...while you may not remember each and every day, try to use it. Try to create Memories...value that day for everything it has whether or not you remember it because tomorrow everything will change, and so on and so on...without you even realizing it. I challenge anyone reading this to try it. To try to create a memory, write it down, draw it, blog it, take a picture...just find something valuable in each day because before you know it everything will change.