This past Wednesday I got another slap in the face from reality. I am 99% positive, happy outgoing but there is that occasional moment when you can’t dodge the bullet. I have been fighting skin cancer for a while , which isn’t that big a deal most of the time. You get your annual ( 6 months for me) body scan and if there is anything suspicious they remove and send to lab for biopsy. Sometimes the very removal takes care of everything, other times it requires surgery ( like in my case) or more aggressive treatment. Now this was my 4th biopsy that returned anormal and 3rd that required surgery ( excision) . Luckily I walked in and walked out ( thanks Joanne) in under a half hour.
But what if that wasn’t the case? The danger of skin cancer is that if unchecked, can run anywhere else in your body and possibly develop into a serious and possibly mortal disease. So every time we go for a check up , especially as we get older, there is always a chance of not so great news. Which means that our endless time on this planet is actually coming closer to an end. So every day we have left should be very important because there will be an end.
Which makes every decision you now make extremely important. Usually we go through life doing our thing and always having tomorrow to continue, correct or eliminate our actions. But once there is a finish line present, even if we don’t see it our time is extremely valuable because it now has a limit. And the key word in this is ACTION. We now must do. Any procrastination is a loss because that is one day less of living the life we want. Even if you have 10 – 20 -30 years to go , that still is a limit. So every day that you don’t take that trip you always dream about it becomes further and further away from you. That car you wished you had ( if that is important to you ) will never be in your view if you don’t make every effort to get it. That hot girl you know but are so stuck in the friend zone, or worse she doesn’t even notice you, will never be on your arm ( in your bed soon after) if you don’t make that move to stand out and have her want you.
So every fucking day you must make a difference. Every morning you wake up has to have a goal, something must be accomplished. Even if your goal is just to hang out , do it with a purpose. Embrace the Sun, enjoy the sounds of the world, even be nice to people, especially those you don’t know or don’t deserve it. Everything matters. Love your family, your friends and most important yourself.
Be The Man 