Count Your 5... Then Leave Your Bed

Think of 5 things you're thankful for... then you can leave your bed

How many times does your alarm go off, you may be press the snooze button a few times, and you get out of bed to start the day without thinking of what you're thankful for. You may be thinking "God dammit I need my coffee" or "I wish it was Friday," but chances are you wake up and go about your day.

Now, my mom had good and bad days. They call it treatment, but to be honest this may have been the worse part of the disease. My 5'11 tall beautiful, strong willed mother at her worse quickly shrunk to only 110 lbs, and even getting out of bed in the morning became a struggle. She knew her days would consist of draining chemotherapy or radiation, and then the next day would be a visit to the Dr's office. 

After speaking with her Dr one day she came home and explained that every morning from then on she was going to think of 5 things she was thankful for or that she was looking forward to, and until she had those 5 things, she wasn't leaving bed. Those 5 things gave her the courage and the strength to pursue each day, and the hope that some kind of relief was in sight. Even for the most optimistic, she had her days where she would say "Ya know what, today, I'm staying right here" (her bed) and that was OK. 

Every morning, think of 5 things, 5 reasons to pursue the day to get out of bed. And ya know what, some days if you can't, its OK to just take a day and stay in bed. 

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