Week Four, the "What Ifs"

     No image for this week. Yes, I did do some image making, but nothing fitting to what has been on my mind. 

     There are many times that my thoughts return to the "What ifs", as I call them.  It is sort of a game my mind does to play through the many different possibilities and scenarios of life. The more correct way of stating it is "What would you do if…" and then you think through the different possibilities.  I believe that most of us do this from time to time, especially when facing some difficulty or health issue.  It has always bothered me that I might of been doing this too often.  

     Cancer has given me a reason to ponder this a bit deeper.

     As I think about it these past couple of weeks, a scene from one of my favorite movies comes to mind.  The scene is in the mines of Moria, and Frodo and Gandalf are talking:  [from the movie 'The Fellowship of the Ring']

     (Frodo) " I wish none of this had happened."

     (Gandalf) " So do all that live to see such times, but that is not
     for them to decide.  All we have to do is to decide what to do with the time   
     that is given us"

     And in the end, the last is becoming a great truth to me. Nothing else is important but what you do with the time that you are given! The whys and what ifs have become meaningless.  It has become more a time of doing!  As cancer has shown me, there is so much unknown and uncontrollable in life the only thing that counts is what you do with the life you have!

     The "what ifs" and "whys" will still happen, but I am spending more time doing, and living my life.

     Again my deepest thanks for your kind thoughts and support as I move through the challenges of cancer!