Willpower

I was driving down the road last week and ended up behind a white SUV with a WILLPOWER sticker in the window.  These stickers come from our friend Marianne, whose husband lost a battle with lung cancer.  His family and business came up with the slogan to support him in his fight, and I have one of them in my window at school to remind me that life is precious.  I sped up to see who was driving in case it was someone I knew.  I was shocked and sickened to see a woman driving, smoking a cigarette.  If anything represented the absolute opposite of what was intended, this was it.

I've been thinking a lot about willpower since then.  The best thing about willpower is that it is never truly lost.  You can always find it and bring it back, no matter how long it has been since you've seen it or if you've never had it in your life.  I love the chance to recommit - whether it be for an intellectual, physical or spiritual goal. I've gotten very comfortable and a little apathetic adjusting to the empty nest phase in life.  I've decided to invite Willpower back into my life and look forward to making the most out of the time I've been given.