You're Invited

To my pity party!

No R.S.V.P. required.

Come as you are.

So, seriously. I have been throwing myself one heck of a big party over the past few months, but REALLY got into it over the past couple of weeks. It's been a doozie!

Then, yesterday I read an article written by Monica Seles. It was a really great article, and it pretty much put me in my place. I hate when that happens.

Look, sometimes (okay a lot of times) I throw fits because I can't do things that I could once do.

I used to work out two hours a day, six days a week... cardio, weights, cardio.

I can't do that anymore.

I used to vacuum twice a day, sweep and mop every day... do it all.

I can't anymore.

BUT, I can still walk. Not as fast, or for as long, but I can still walk.

I CAN still ride my bike with my kids. Not as fast, or for as long, or up as many hills, but I can still do it and I LOVE to do it.

I can still walk in the pool while my kids swim and play.

I can still vacuum now and then, sweep and mop now and then, and do some laundry. Just not as much as I used to be able to.

I can still sit in my chair in the front yard and look at my flowers. They make me SO happy. Sometimes Jeremy has to prune or weed them, which is hard for me to watch because I used to do all of that, but I can still look at them and enjoy them.

I can still play ping pong, I can still enjoy volleyball (even if I am just watching), I can still go for walks with my family, or by myself. I can still do things that I love, just not as much and at a slower pace.

Jeremy tells me all of the time that my life is different now. I hate hearing that. It makes me so sad. But, it doesn't have to. My life IS different now. But it's still great! It's still full. It's still happy.

So, no more pity party for me. The party has officially ended.

There will be more parties in the future... for sure. But they won't be for pity... they will be for FUN!