You haven't come this far to fall off the Earth!!!

My friend Ryan shared this song with me tonight.

My dear friend has been diagnosed with cancer.

He is going through chemo right now.

He is strong, he is a fighter and he is loved!

He's an inspiration to us all, especially me, he is my friend!

This song hopefully might help someone else. It seems everyday I hear of another person that is dealing with...

Disease

Loss of employment

Loss of a child

Domestic abuse and dealing with it alone

Miscarriages

Wars

Divorce

Loneliness

Homelessness

Mental illness

Infertility

Fear

Death

Depression

Pain

Addiction

I wish it could be different, it can't . Life can be so challenging and I can't help but wonder why at times. I guess the only thing that we can do is accept what we have been dealt and change what we can and try to see the lessons that we learn from all of this craziness.

We can pray to be the support we all need from each other. We can find happiness, we deserve to be happy. That is what our Heavenly Father would want for us.

It is interesting to me that my friend sent me this song tonight. I had just written my feelings down the other day and it was about choosing to swim or drown when problems come our way.

I hope I never become that person that is too busy or doesn't want to be involved in someone else's pain. I don't want to drown and I don't want anyone else to either. The ocean is huge and no one should be out there trying to survive alone.

Thank you Ryan for sharing the words to this song with me tonight. I know you will be okay and I know you will do well because "we" need you to be so you can continue to inspire us all.

Now lets start swimming!!! There are brighter days ahead for us all :)

You've gotta swim, swim for your life
Swim for the music that saves you
When you're not so sure you'll survive

You gotta swim and swim when it hurts
The whole world is watching
You haven't come this far to fall off the earth

The currents will pull you away from your love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun
Crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in, I swim

You gotta swim for nights that won't end
Swim for your family as your lovers, your sisters
And brothers, and friends

Yeah, you gotta swim through wars without cause
Swim for the lost politicians
Who don't see their greed as a flaw
The currents will pull us away from our love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun
A crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite of the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in, well, I'm not giving in, I swim

You gotta swim, swim in the dark
There's no shame in drifting
Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark

Yeah, you gotta swim, don't let yourself sink
Just find the horizon
I promise you, it's not as far as you think

The currents will drag us away from our love
Just keep your head above
Just keep your head above, swim
Just keep your head above, swim, swim
Just keep your head above, swim