When the end is too soon.

Two weeks ago one of the saddest things happened. A good friend of mine lost his youngest son. It was a tragic accident that took a the life of a little 16 month year old boy.

It leaves my numb inside just thinking about it. I come home everyday and get to hold my son. It makes my grateful for my spiritual wellness that tells me that there is a new beginning after this end. I feel bad for those who do not have a spiritual belief to hold on to.

What would you say to someone who this happened to?

What are your beliefs?

At the Beginning

Life is precious. As of Aug. 31st of this year I am a Father. Babies are completely dependent on others for all their needs. I know we often say all a baby does is eat, sleep and poo. However after having a new little one I realize a baby needs much more.

Out of the 6 wellness categories a new baby doesn't need all of them, but will have a better life if we help it with Physical, Social and Environmental Wellness. My little boy Benjamin who unlike me needs to continually gain weight, I just do it anyways. In the first two weeks he had gained a pound. Which is great and we hope he continues to do so. We also need to make sure he gets enough sleep to keep him healthy.

You would think that a little newborn doesn't have much need for a social life. However there are times that the only thing that will make him happy is to be held. He's been feed, not sleepy, just wants to be held. So you can see the need to have people love you and around you starts at the beginning.

Little Benjamin also needs to have environmental wellness. I need to keep his clothes and beds clean. He needs clean bottles to eat out of. The same basic needs that I need in my surrounding he needs as well.

As Donna Lewis said in her song 'At the Beginning':

"And Life is a road and I want to keep going. Love is a river I want to keep flowing. Life is a road now and forever. A Wonderful journey"

Life is a wonderful journey, I am glad we had time to be on it and to live our lives before our end does come. It can come way to quickly for some.

"We were strangers on a crazy adventure. Never dreaming, how our dreams would come true. Now here we stand, unafraid of the future. At the beginning..."

Many of us are strangers and life is a crazy adventure, but our dreams can come true especially if we strive to have a balanced wellness. When it balances out we will not be as afraid of the future.

Life Before the End

This semester in school I have been asked to keep a blog for my Physical Wellness & Health class. We had to choose a topic to blog about and then we need to blog weekly. As I do this I am also hoping to start some discussions, so please leave your comments and experiences.

I have chosen to blog about 'Aging, Dying, Death.' With this subject I will be taking different times of life and relating my thoughts while hoping to find a better understanding of how the 6 categories of wellness fit into those moments.

I will be blogging about birth and the beginning of life, how the beginning of life changes those arround that new life. I will have entries of the time my Mom died at the age of 50 and then how this compares to a Grandfather who was 92 when he passed.

The difference types of wellness we are covering in class and that I hope to dive into with this blog are:

Physical
Emotional
Intellectual
Spiritual
Interpersonal & Social
Environmental Well-being

I will be posting onto this blog weekly. My hopes is to do it every Wednesday night. Please check it weekly and help my as I touch upon a few moments through my life. These moments will help us better appreciate life and that we still have time before we 'age'.