26/05/2026
Today I laid to rest a dear childhood friend.
It is heartbreaking and deeply confronting to think that she is gone — just like that. In the blink of an eye. No one saw it coming. She didn’t even make it to her 50th birthday.
Days like today have a way of stripping life back to what really matters.
They make you want to hold your people closer.
To be more present.
To say the things you mean.
To nurture and protect the people you love with everything you have.
And in many ways, this is also why I do what I do.
I am a helper.
A lover of life.
A believer that our health matters, because our lives matter.
One of my favourite quotes of all time by Jim Rohn is: “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
Those words hit differently when you have loved and lost people close to you.
Because while not everything is in our control, sometimes we do have a choice to care for ourselves better.
Yet so often we say:
“I can’t afford it.”
“I don’t have time.”
“I’ll do it later.”
What really is the cost of not looking after the bodies and lives that we have right now?
What is the cost of the endless putting-yourself-last cycle, the "I'll do it later" or something else is "more important"— compared to investing in your health, your future, your quality of life, your ability to keep showing up for the people you love. I think we all need reminding of this at times.
What is the real price of waiting? If not for you, then for your loved ones.
Health is not about perfection. It’s about valuing the life you have while you have it. Because doing something, even if it's something small, over time can make a big difference.
Go in peace, my beautiful friend. Until we meet again, you are — and always will be — so loved.
