How often do we wake up and go through our day without a second's thought about what a gift that day really is? Typically, it isn't until we're thrust into a crisis that the value of life and time takes on more significance. Think back to 9/11... How many of us allowed the events of that day to pare away the frivolity of distraction?
The passengers on US Airways flight #1549 which landed in the Hudson River a few weeks ago found themselves facing the rare "life and death" situation that most of us simply talk about. Perhaps you've seen or heard some of the accounts from different survivors of that averted tragedy. I received this one from one of our readers in which Gerry McNamara, an executive at a New York firm, described his experiences on that day. At one point in his reflection he poses an intriguing question, "Why have I survived and what am I supposed to do with this gift?"
Have you ever considered why it takes a event of such magnitude to put us into that kind of appreciative frame of mind? Wouldn't it be transformational to us (and those around us) if we viewed every day of life as a gift? Because, indeed it is. So, what are you doing with your gift of "today"? 
If today was a gift, I want to return it to sender.
Posted by: Resident Atheist | February 22, 2009 at 09:07 PM
be careful what you wish for bro. it could always be worse.
Posted by: andy | February 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM