I have survived years of depression due to undiagnosed medical issue. From last year, I have been medicated and see the world so differently. I can smell, I feel love, there is an explosion of taste and color in everything I see, eat or touch. In short, I feel alive.
I know God's most precious gift to us is our life and our time here. I had often wondered why it was worth living if I couldn't enjoy my experiences. I am so grateful that He showed me both sides of the coin so that I could fully appreciate my life now as I have it. Simple things bring me joy - a beautiful sky, a moment captured with my daughter, my parents, my husband. To me, there is nothing more important. Professional achievements come and go -- I am comfortable in my knowledge about my capabilities -- but the ability to enjoy my time with my loved ones, that is priceless.
Today, I have plans to blow bubbles with my daughter. Great, big ones. And I want for us both to remember it. And for us to know that life is beautiful and it is worth living.
