You know, my sisters and I have this habit of quoting lines from movies, cartoons, etc. that we found either funny or meaningful. Each of us probably has a favorite. Mine is from the movie: The Shawshank Redemption. The movie is about a man (Andy Dufrense) unjustly accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Once in jail, he tries to give up on life but finds he can't stop thinking about happiness and freedom and blue water. When a fellow inmate befriends him he advises him to stop dreaming of things that can never be, Andy tells him that in life it all comes down to a simple choice: 'Either get busy livin' or get busy dyin'"
And that's what I've been thinking about lately. It's hard to manufacture a positive outlook when it feels like you are losing everything. When you are constantly sick and things hurt all the time, there is no room inside your brain to focus on that nice card someone sent to you or to appreciate loved ones around you. You just live in this small pool of darkness by yourself and there's just no room for anything as tall as hope or as wide as positivity. There is only just enough space for endurance.
But in the absence of pain and sickness, things open up and grow...like gratitude for every moment you feel well and acceptance that things will never be the same. That's the point where you're faced with the decision to 'Either get busy livin' or get busy dyin'".
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