how to save a life

i donated blood today!

most people would probably take this for granted or not even give it a second thought, but it's been on my brain for 21 years. when my mother died of leukemia, i wanted to donate blood as a way of repaying those who selflessly gave their blood to her.

i'm not a tall woman, or a heavy woman, but i am now a healthy one. for all these years, i was denied the ability to give blood because i was "too little" or "not heavy enough". well, there was finally a benefit to putting on a few pounds because today they couldn't deny me anymore.

i lay down and just breathed in every moment of my experience. i've crossed off another item on my life's "to do" list. my heart is full. :)

and you know what else? i was inspiring enough for my husband that he donated again today too!