Results of a Change of Life

I alwas like to try new thing amybe a wake up call for your dad to try thing he really has always wanted to do but was held back cause t might be dangrous and he has to make the living but goo for him he wil prabbly love it!

Hope people won't wait for a drastic event before they could have a change of heart, attitude and outlook in life. But sometimes, this is really the case. To have an eye opener to realize several important things.

Your dad is sure taking huge strides...I think that's wonderful. My own Dad is 97 and getting older very slowly if you know what I mean. He is still fit and healthy and capable but he has begun to go downhill. I worry about him a lot as I'm sure that's how you are with your Dad in these days just after his surgery. I hope he came through okay. My opportunity for a big change came 5 years ago when I moved in here. It was a chance for a fresh start and while I have had that, nothing else much has happened. I'm discovering who I am better than ever before but I'm discovering that I basically have no creativity. I seem to be unable to make anything happen. So, I'm simply existing, not living. The fact that I blessedly stopped working meant that my funds were substantially reduced and that makes things quite difficult.

I don't think I have ever made drastic changes....though I waited for my kids to be grown before I set out to make my own dreams come true...I guess that was kind of a change....as it personally changed me too. I have become much more confident and out going...but I still wouldn't skydive! YOu have more guts then me! LOL

I can understand what your father is going through. I've been through it myself, twice, actually. At 19, I was diagnosed with cancer. It was in the beginning stages and was surgically removed, thankfully. But, being only 19, it was life-altering. After that time, I took nothing for granted. Everything, no matter how big or small, has importance. I learned to appreciate that. I believe it is what has caused me to never be bored. Then, back in September, when I had my spine surgery, that was another life-altering situation. It made me really think hard about my life, where I am, how I got here and where I'm headed. Now, I'm more anxious to do the things I've said I'd like to do one day. Instead of just saying it, I'm working on plans to make it happen. 'It' is many different things and they will all take time to accomplish but I've already started. Skydiving used to be on my list of things I wanted to do, ironically. That is now off my list. Not that I've chickened out or anything, just that my old body couldn't handle that landing, even if I got it perfectly. Fibromyalgia really sucks. But, I have many other things that I want to do that should be very exciting. Yep, major things that happen in our lives do tend to wake us up and get us out of our doldrums. It couldn't have happened at a better time for me, actually.

There are people change drastically,when they realize that they have to make happy to those people they love.

Hi Ambie 8 years ago I had to make drastic changes in my Life I was not able to work anymore, I could not be as active any more as I used to be My whole Life style changed which at first I did not want to accept, I pushed myself but lost as I was making myself worse I think when we have to, we have no choice but to adjust It took me 12 months to accept but not 100% I am still working on that

We can't count on how many people have a drastic changes in their lives. Maybe a thousands or a millions of people around...

For me it is good you convince your dad even if he has a cancer maybe you can extend his life after his surgery but most of all pray to Jehovah God that he can successfully in Dec.7 for me my experience is slightly only yesterday my father have a car accident it is better only the car had damage and my father not so very thanks for it to Jehovah God for the guidance.

Reading your post remind me of my mother-in law who battled for lung cancer too. when she was in worst situation she really wanted to die for she couldn't take the pain. I told her: If I have the power to heal your pain I will do it. I always look for an opportunity as possible for a change of my life. sometimes it happens when i don't expect it. But what interest me most is your favorite dish " TABOULI " what kind of food is that? can you share the recipe..? I would appreciate so much for sharing it. Before, I wish I could do sky diving but chances are, I couldn't find way where to inquire about it. I guess sky diving feels like you are a bird.! I can imagine it!

I think that we should never miss out on things that we could possibly want to do. Life can be so very very short and so i feel we do need to live life, we need to experience things while we have the opportunity to. We can't see into the future and so i guess that if something turns up that we may like then we should go for it. We can't really plan our future as we do not know how long we are going to live for. So sorry to hear about your dad but i do like the fact that he is starting to atleast try different things. I guess that this is because of the cancer but atleast he does get to try different things that he may never have done otherwise, even if he doesn't like it atleast he has tried it and im sure that the is also happy to be spending that time with you also.