That comment — from someone whose mother has drastically gone downhill over the past few months — resonated with me. Because it’s true, right? Our good health is temporary. Life is temporary.
When we’re young, we want to be 16 to drive and 21 to get in bars. In the following years, my thoughts were on how I was going to pay my house payment and keep the lights on — not about how I’d live at retirement age. Certainly not what I’d do if my health took a nosedive! Maybe you were smarter and didn’t have those struggles… but maybe you did. Maybe you’re there right now.
No matter where you are in life right this second, it’s temporary.
Nothing lasts forever, and all things are subject to change. This impermanence is a natural part of the cycle of existence. Life is characterized by constant change. There’s nothing you’ll encounter living on this planet that doesn’t continually evolve.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t plan for the future, but only that you need to also live for today because…
…we never realize how temporary things are.
Now you know: The father and stepmother of Dee Dee Blanchard, the murdered mother of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, would not pay for her funeral and flushed her ashes down the toilet. (Interesting based upon Gypsy’s recent release from prison.)