THIS LIFE

Loss of lives seems to be all around me right now. This morning I read the coroner's report on Whitney Houston's death. Whew!

God's mercy hit me like a ton of bricks.
It could have been me. I too indulged in long term marijuana, alcohol and cocaine use/abuse. Seven years to be exact, longer for alcohol.

God spared my life. He interrupted mine and the devil's plan to destroy and ultimately end my life.

I asked myself this question:
Am I now living as though I am grateful? Am I taking every opportunity to LIVE this life I have so graciously been given a second chance to do?
Am I living as though God is truly alive?

Or am I taking for granted this precious gift...of LIFE?

still learning to live without fear,
Groshonda


THIS LIFE (the poem)

Living as though life is something
to be taken lightly.
Living as though life is something
to be taken for granted.
Carelessly missing opportunities to embrace it.
Forgetting it is precious.
Shrugging off its significance.
Dismissing it's value.
Totally disgracing that it is a gift.
Your life, my life, the life of others...
fleeting and temporary.
Forever is far more than a mere
40 or 50 or 60 or even a hundred years.
We do not have forever in this life.
What we do have are limited amounts of moments to cherish, to treasure, to be grateful for, and...
to LIVE.

2012 Groshonda McDonald