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By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:09:16 +0000

Hi Patrice,
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the article =).

By: Patrice

Patrice — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:44:57 +0000

You're right – we should not take things for granted. We must make most out of everything that we can everyday.

Thanks for the reminder.

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:09:16 +0000

Hi Patrice,
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the article =).

By: Patrice

Patrice — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:44:57 +0000

You're right – we should not take things for granted. We must make most out of everything that we can everyday.

Thanks for the reminder.

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:19:35 +0000

Hi Srini,
Thanks for your comment! Glad to know you can relate to my appendectomy and
though it was bad at the time, you've gotten better =)

Nice seeing you around, I recognized your name from the forum!

By: Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:41:24 +0000

Hey Sid,

I'm new to your blog and discovered it in the problogger forum when I started the personal development thread. This is really an awesome post. I've had my appendix removed and that sucked. But, you definitely have a point about taking it for granted. After the appendectomy I developed stomach problems and in the last 5 months they've gone away thanks to surfing. Anyways, great points about taking things for granted.

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:38:20 +0000

Hi Armen,
Thanks for your comment! I am glad you enjoyed it =). I checked out your
website as well – very nice! Stumbled a couple of the articles, hope it
sends you some quality visitors =)

By: Peter J. Normandia

Peter J. Normandia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:56:43 +0000

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By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:32:45 +0000

This is great here. It's like you are giving us a preview of what can occur at any time, so we get a feel for it, and get some of the understanding you got because yours was the actual experience. I like what you said about the things we take for granted being worth more than those things we think we missed out on. That is the attitude I hear from winners, as opposed to the opposite, which comes from a position of weakness and lack of appreciation.

Thanks for this.

By: aliventures

aliventures — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:59:25 +0000

That sounds like what Tim and co. in the life coach field call a “reframe”! :-D

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:55:58 +0000

Hey Raam,
Ouch! I can only imagine how that must have been. Reminds me of this quote
from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross:

"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on
earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then
begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. "

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:54:04 +0000

Hi Ali,
Thanks!

You're right, I can get carried away with constantly trying to be productive
;). Nothing exemplifies that quite like being frustrated I couldn't read my
software development books, when I should have been thankful I had come to
the hospital early enough before things got *really* ugly!

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Make It Happen Now – 2009 Countdown Challenge — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:58 +0000

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By: Raam Dev

Raam Dev — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:16:10 +0000

I had a very similar experience after an operation for a hernia back in 2003. I was bedridden for days, unable to even walk without excruciating pain.

We all get old and die one day, so taking life and this human body for granted is probably the biggest mistake we can make. Our daily choices reflect our level of appreciation for life.

By: aliventures

aliventures — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:34:38 +0000

Brilliantly written, Sid – this held me gripped from the first line! It's so easy to take things (especially our health) for granted — and sometimes it's only a nasty wake-up call that helps us get some perspective.

(A note of caution, perhaps: I think trying too hard to be constantly focused and motivated can actually be detrimental too. We all need time to play and to goof off! The trick is to avoid recharging/relaxation becoming frustrating procrastination.)

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:21:50 +0000

Hey again mrjWells!
Thanks for your comment – I love this line:

“The comfort zone can easily create apathy and complacency”

Great stuff!

By: SATISH

SATISH — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:38:20 +0000

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By: mrjWells

mrjWells — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:44:08 +0000

This was a great story Sid. It's so easy to blow things off and then turn around and wish we hadn't. The comfort zone can easily create apathy and complacency. I find that reviewing my blessings helps me keep the right perspective. Thanks for sharing this personal story (and for the link).