Seizure Day

Mikayla taking a nap in her chair after a long week!

"It's time to seize your day." - Graham Honeycutt

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Mikayla had a seizure day at First Steps (her day care) this week, and they had to call ambulance to take her to the hospital.  Unfortunately, I was away on a work trip leaving Heather to handle most of the hospital duties.  Mikayla continues to teach me a great deal about life.  First and foremost, she teaches me to live in the present.  I can be a bit of a dreamer, and always thinking about new and exciting future possibilities.  Sometimes to the point where it becomes overwhelming and I procrastinate.  I see all of the possibilities, and I get paralyzed because I don't know where to start.  I simply don't have that luxury with Mikayla.  She requires love and attention in the present moment.  She requires nothing more from me than who I am, what I have to give, and to be present with her.  Whatever future plans I have for her or myself, honestly, don't mean a damn thing.  It can all change in an instant, and it often does. 

Since she was born, I have seen her affect people's lives by being who she is.  I can't tell you how many family and friends have grown to love this little girl and continue to follow her story.  It is humbling for me just to be a witness.  Then I read a line from a book I was reading entitled How the World Sees You: Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination by Sally Hogshead.  She says: "The greatest value you can add is to become more of yourself."  I read it, and I had one of those AH HA moments.  Mikayla affects lives by being who she is.  She doesn't provide any services or give anything of monetary value to anyone.  Her greatest value is that she is loving.  She has never met a stranger, and is a happy and loving child.  Her greatest value is that she hasn't been changed by this world.  All she knows is how to be herself, and fight through whatever challenges she has with a loving soul.

I may have the superior cognitive abilities, but I wonder if she is the one who knows more about what life is all about.  So my challenge to you is you never know when you will have a seizure day, so its time to seize your day.  Carpe Diem.  Live in the present, because your greatest value lies in being yourself.  As complicated as we try to make it, it really is just as simple as that.

So what do you think?  Is it really that simple?  I'd love for you to leave your comments.  Also, if you found this helpful or inspiring would you please share it?  There are links below to share on Facebook or Twitter.

NOTE:  I wanted to thank all of you for continuing to read this blog.  I have received so many positive comments, and have also received feedback that due to increased traffic that some of you are having difficulties reading the page or commenting in the comment section.  I wanted to let all of you know that I am working on a self-hosted site to allow for greater customization and increased traffic.  The site is currently under-construction, and I will send all of you more information as I get it up and running in the near future.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading and your comments.  They mean more to me than you could possibly know. - Graham