Fifty-two, and alive
Every morning: thank you.
People expect this chapter to be sad. It isn't. Today I'm fitter and healthier than I have ever been. I've lost several pounds. I sleep. I move. I laugh more than I ever did at my desk.
At fifty-two, I get to enjoy my life again. The thing so many people condemn me for is the thing that helped me get it back.
You only get one life, and you never know how many days are left in it.
I'm not telling you to do what I did. This isn't an advertisement. I'm telling you, woman or man, to do what makes you happy, even when other people don't understand it.
Get up tomorrow morning and be grateful for what you have. I do, every single day. I almost didn't get the chance.
Amanda