Just 5 Minutes

My name is Brenda. I am a Mother, a friend, an employee, a student. I am many things. I have spina bifoda and Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. I have been recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury since August 2009 and I had Cardiac Ablation surgery for the WPW yesterday. These things do not own me or define me. If I were not so open about my life, nobody would know of these challenges. I believe that life was meant to be lived.
However, due to the challenges of the last few years, I have come to see that the really important things in life happen in less than five minutes! It takes just a moment for these two faces to assess whether or not they believe what was just said. It takes me just a moment to take a picture to capture a memory for a later smile.
My daughters have taught me so much, but it took the realization that I just am not ready to leave them to see that every five minutes matters. It's not at all in a stressful, burdened way, but in the back of my mind, when making each committment or decision, I am now weighing how many minutes this will take from my real life, my real purpose. I am not here to simply sell something for someone else. I am not here just to answer another question. I am here to teach these girls everything I can. They deserve to find all of their own answers with self confidence. They deserve to learn how to ask the next question without fear or shame.
I am hoping that today is the end of a very long and exhausting road of fear and challenges due to Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. I am also just as hopeful that this new road we are taking together is filled with joy and learning experiences and appreciation!