“Life wouldn’t have been necessarily empty, but it would not have looked like this.” – Lance Armstrong, on life after cancer.
“You don’t know it yet,” he wrote, “but we’re the lucky ones.” – Lance Armstrong, Not About the Bike
I occasionally receive a comment that I never quite know how to respond to: “I wish I could see the world like you do.”
I’m flattered, truly, but I think y’all are giving me more credit than I deserve. I mean, when I hear that, it sounds like you think I have everything figured out.
Allow me to correct you: I have very little ‘figured out.’ I’m as flawed as they come. Cancer didn’t change that.
I make mistakes. I overthink. I fail at things, sometimes epically. I panic before doctor’s appointments. Sometimes I sulk and withdraw from everyone. I yell at my kids too much for making messes. I don’t watch the news because it stresses me out. And that’s just the beginning.
But, hey, you want to see the world like I do? Ok. Here are ten ways to do that:
So that’s it. Ten ways to see the world as I do. Really all of these boil down to one:
This applies to everything. Parenting, exercise, choosing a book, whatever. Sometimes there is a perfect, right way to do something. Putting the roll of toilet paper on the roller, for example (rolling over the top, in case you were wondering; anything else is the work of the devil). Comparing yourself to others is fine if it helps you be a better version of yourself.
But for everything else, *shrug*, do you own thing. That’s how to see life like I do.
xoxo,
Meghan
You are absolutely right about the toilet paper! And many other things, too. I just celebrated another birthday, and with every passing year, I find that ‘doing my own thing’ is the way to go!
I love celebrating birthdays!! Congrats on getting another one! 🙂
I love it!! You make me smile again!!
Wish I could tell you how proud I am of you to yourr face so I’ll just tell you now. You are s good person, wonderful mother and a very loving person to your husband. You will go even farther than you already have. Keep smiling and remember the little memories that you have made. Plus DON’T TAKE NO SHIT! Love you, Mom