Second Chances

[Kodo]

Today I went through a deep experience and I'm grateful for a second chance. I experienced a combined feeling of intense sadness at what happened, and intense happiness for still being alive. It was unconditional love. Life is heavy and painful sometimes, but unconditional love makes it worth living. It is really a gift and while we are still breathing and receiving, it is our duty to serve life in return. This is my message to mark the day:

Be grateful to serve. The only guarantee is NOW. Live with love and gratitude. Say THANK YOU and you will be thanked.

[Legham]

Did you nearly die or something?

Last night i passed out with chips in the oven. I woke up in the morning half an hour before work and the unit was full of smoke. Im thankful that nothing caught fire and i didnt die :) Also, that the smoke alarm didn't go off.


edit: actually thats a bit of a worry. I better check if the smoke alarm still works

[WiM]

I don't know what happened to you, Kodo, but I kind of know what you feel like. In my case it didn't happen in a day, it took a
little longer, but essentially it changed my life and the way I look at life.
Sometimes the bad things in life make our life so much better. It makes you think about how valuable it actually is.

[JRussell89]

I understand what you mean about how you felt after your experience. I also had a moment almost define the rest of my life. However, I found that I had to understand myself and become at peace with the things that drove me in a particular direction towards self destruction. It was after this one event that I began to understand what I had to do and who I needed to become. To discover true love is a blessing not many get to enjoy. If you can, take what love is given and return it. The years of our lives are mostly times in between happiness and love, so make thebest of what you are given. Mistakes or just life experinces are not meant to define us. They are there to only refine us into better people.

[FG]

That time came over me like a warm river an held me like a mother holds her child , a second chance is very rare and if you get to have one don't let it pass by...I don't know what she see's in me , I'm just celebrating every day that she is blinded by love.

[JRussell89]

Beautifully put FG. Icouldn't quite explain it but it felt something like that. It just took so damn long for me.