Appreciate your health! It’s a gift that is not appreciated until it’s gone. Health is not valued until sickness strikes. It shouldn’t have to be this way. For many, good health is a given.

It’s something that’s not given a second thought and often, it’s even taken for granted. Like everything in life, in the span of a moment, health can be turned upside down. Countless families struggle with a sudden new reality in regards to their loved ones.

One minute the ones closest to them were in perfect health and then in the blink of an eye they are now severely ill, or on the brink of death. Injuries and diseases can occur without any warning. A perfectly healthy child suddenly falls sick and passes away.

A healthy adult has a cardiac arrest, is resuscitated and is left brain dead. I can only imagine how their families struggle to cope and internalise with what has happened. And then there are the less critical gentle nudges to remind us of how much we need to appreciate our health. Something as minor as having a cast on your leg, can cramp doing simple every day little things.

We need to acknowledge our gratitude for our good health, every day. We need to do what we can to improve and take care of our health.
Are you really thankful and appreciative about your health? You should be, it’s a precious privilege.