The Song of the Day

So I will admit to crawling into a deep hole over the last few days. It's nice in here. Not many distractions. Nothing to remind me that Valentines Day is creeping up on me. No one to whine to about said day. Just me...in the dark. But then a funny thing happened. A song that we deemed "Mom's fight song" came racing through my head. It's a country song...for all you non-country fans. It fit so perfectly that the first time I heard it (alone, driving my car down the freeway on my way to meet my Mom at a chemo appointment) I started crying so hard I had to pull over. It's by the the soulful Mr. Rodney Atkins. It's called "If You're Going Through Hell..." from the album with the same name. It took me forever to find it and buy a copy...but when I did I memorized track 10 and I sing it in my head when I'm feeling particularly picked on. I have added it to my blog...you're probably listening to it right now....cool, huh. (oh, you can hit pause if it's driving you nuts!!) So, as I contemplate coming out of this nice place of denial I've wrapped myself in....never fear....I will sing this song, and think about how my Mom would want me to at least try to walk through the fire I find myself facing. "Why do you tell us this?", you might ask...well...it's more for my own sanity. I seem to do better when I allow myself to feel the pain instead of holding it in. So it sucks to be you, my faithful readers, you get to hear all the whinning that I must do in order to retain what little sanity I have left. So, while I thank you for the well-wishes, I will thank you more for living every day to the fullest. Don't let a day go by where you haven't told the people you love how much they mean to you. Get mushy, people! I mean it....live so you have no regrets. No one has an unlimited amount of time here. Don't waste it.