WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE ? EVER ASKED YOURSELF THAT QUESTION ?

THIS IS A QUESTION THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE NEVER EVEN GIVE A SECOND THOUGHT, UNTIL SOMETHING DRASTIC FORCES THEM TO, AND EVEN THEN, IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER.
TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING TO ASK THEMSELVES THIS QUESTION, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE ECONOMY, LOSS OF A JOB, LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, OR A SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY, BUT EVEN THEN, IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTION TO FIND THE ANSWER TO.
I, MYSELF, WAS FORCED TO FACE THAT QUESTION, AND I FINALLY HAVE MY ANSWERS. THE ONLY IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY LIFE ARE THE HEALTH, WELFARE  & HAPPINESS OF MY FAMILY, THE LOVE & SUPPORT THAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER, MY FRIENDS, THE  PEACEFUL STATE OF MIND I HAVE NOW KNOWING THAT GOD LET THIS HAPPEN FOR A REASON & I WILL SURVIVE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. PERIOD. END OF CONTEMPLATION !
AS I HAVE WRITTEN IN MY EARLIER BLOGS, 1 MONTH 9 DAYS AFTER MY 50th BIRTHDAY, MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER.
I CELEBRATED THE MILESTONE OF MY 1/2 CENTURY MARK WITH MY FAMILY, AT A PLACE I LOVE DEARLY, THE BEACH. EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THAT  THIS MARK IN MY CHRONOLOGICAL AGE MEANT I HAD PROBABLY LIVED 2/3 OF MY LIFE, I WAS CONTENT AND HAPPY, WITH ALL THE DREAMS AND PLANS THAT HEADING FOR RETIREMENT AND FINALLY BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN CAN BRING.
I RETURNED FROM THE BEACH WITH A GREAT ATTITUDE, READY TO REALLY WORK  HARD FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SAVE MONEY AND RETIRE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING MY WAY, WE MADE PLENTY OF MONEY TO LIVE AND HELP MY KIDS WHEN NEED BE, I LOVED MY JOB AND THE PEOPLE I DEALT WITH DAILY, I WAS OUTSIDE ALL DAY, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE, AND I LOVED WATCHING HOUSES BEING BUILT, ITS SUCH A FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT TO ME, TO SUM IT UP, I FELT GREAT PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, I WAS IN A GREAT PLACE IN MY LIFE.
THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED, WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE BREEZE WAS BLOWING, THE SUN WAS SHINING, IT WASN'T TO HOT OR COLD, I HAD JUST MET WITH A BUILDER OF MINE, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL WE JUST STOOD OUTSIDE AND TALKED. I LEFT LISTENING TO THE RADIO, SINGING ALONG, HEADED TO SEE ANOTHER BUILDER, LIFE WAS GOOD.
BUT IT CHANGED IN AN INSTANT, A SPLIT SECOND I CAN NEVER GET BACK. ALL OF LIFE'S CHANGES HAPPEN IN A SPLIT SECOND, THEN WE ARE LEFT TO DEAL WITH THE DECISION'S OR EVENTS THAT OCCURED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
EVERYONE SECOND GUESSES THEIR DECISION'S WHETHER IT'S WRONG OR RIGHT, WHAT IF I HAD DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, HELPED SOMEONE OUT MORE, GONE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT YOU STILL CAN'T CHANGE IT, THAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF LIFE.
THE EASE OF GOING WHERE I WANTED, WHEN I WANTED, DOING AS I PLEASED, THEY WERE ALL GONE, THE MONEY STOPPED FLOWING, THE DREAMS OF WORKING HARD AT A JOB I LOVE WERE ALL GONE, BUT THE PAIN KEPT COMING, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. SO NOW WHAT ?
WELL, FIRST YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH WHATS BEEN SENT YOUR WAY, YOU GET ANGRY, YOU GRIEVE, YOU RETHINK EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE, YOU DEAL WITH THE PAIN THE BEST WAY YOU CAN, YOU WORRY ABOUT LOSING EVERYTHING YOU EVER WORKED FOR, AND THEN LO & BEHOLD, YOU RESIGN YOURSELF TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MOVE FORWARD AND YOU START TAKING STOCK OF YOUR LIFE AS IT IS NOW.
THAT'S WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT, MATERIAL THINGS CAN BE REPLACED, THE LOVE AND SUPPORT, HAPPINESS AND WELL BEING OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CANNOT ! THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, A RAINSTORM, A NICE BREEZE, ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED NEED TO BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE CLOSER BY ALL OF US, AND WE NEED TO BE GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THEM, NO MATTER HOW MINUTE THEY SEEM.
SO WHATEVER GOD HAS SEEN FIT TO SEND YOUR WAY, WHETHER IT BE GOOD OR BAD, EMBRACE IT, LEARN FROM  IT, MAKE THE BEST OF IT, BUT ABOVE ALL HAVE FAITH THAT IN THE END, THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE WILL STILL BE THERE, UNWAVERING, SOLID AND VERY REASSURING ! ONLY THEN WILL YOU SEE CLEARLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE, ARE ALL AROUND YOU, YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK & APPRECIATE THEM !