I Lived!

Waking up this morning was difficult. Within five minutes of my alarm going off, I knew that my stomach was not happy. It didn't want me to move.

I moved anyways.

It was not happy with me. At all.

I pushed forward.

I made it through the work day and came home.

I survived.

I knew that I needed to move, but was unable to find the motivation. That is until a good friend texted me to go walking.

I went.

As we talked about trials and struggles, an amazing thing happened.

I was INSPIRED!

Both of us have been through some rough patches and we talked about things that help us get through.

She shared with me this song:

My mind started going.

HOPE:  This word is mentioned nine times (in one form or another) during the song. Whether we feel it or not, there are also people who have hopes for us. These statements are powerful. "I hope you spend your days, but they all add up". "I hope that you don't suffer, but take the pain". What incredible thoughts. Take the pain, but don't become a sufferer. Make the most of every day, every hour, every minute.

GIVE IT ALL:   One of my favorite lines is, "The only way you can know is give it all you have.". How many times do we let how we are feeling or what we are going through stop us from doing something. We will only know if we could have done it or done better, if we act. We cannot let hard times stop us from moving forward or living our own hopes and dreams.

LIVE:   The chorus is powerful, especially with the story of the young man, in the video above. Are we doing all we can? When we are broken, do we continue living, fighting, pressing forward? Are we making the most of our lives?

No matter what the condition is that we are dealing with, we all have the power and ability to make committing statements.

I will move.

I will be happy.

I will have hope.

I will make the most of life.

I will give it all I have.

I will live.