Jane Marczewski
From AGT show
30 yrs old
Zanesville, Ohio
Singer
Song: It’s ok
Dying of cancer
Nickname: Nightbirde
Nightbirde said she used the opportunity to tell everyone that “you can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore to decide to be happy” and also added “I have a 2% chance of survival but 2% isn’t 0%. Two percent is something and I wish people knew how amazing it is.”
I imagine each day, each moment she awakes and is alive she rejoices.
In reality, we all have a zero percent chance of surviving life forever. We never know if we will live another day.
Yet we don’t see each day in amazement as Jane did.
We take it for granted until a doctor tells us we have a 2% chance of surviving.
She sees her time here on earth as limited but sees each moment as amazing. She reminded us that we can’t wait for life to stop being hard to find happiness. Life will never stop being hard, so we have to rise above it.
We can be happy in trials.
James in the Bible tells us to consider it a joy to face trials of many kinds.
What is happiness
Describe it so you can see it, feel it.
Today it’s sitting in my backyard reading, reflecting, writing, listening. The sun comes up, the birds sing and the cool breeze blows.
It’s counting my blessings, it is being slowed down to enjoy the moment, it is thanking God for my wife, family, and friends.
It’s not money, possessions, or power.
It’s taking a deep breath, and being still before God.
At times I wish it would never end but then if I don’t go out into the world I would miss all the other beautiful gifts and miracles God is doing.
If I don’t share, serve, or give I can’t see God’s plan.
If this will be the last two minutes of my life what would I want to do?
I hope I wouldn’t be afraid or sad but that I would burst out with a song praising Jesus.
I will take this day this moment as a gift from God to be shared.
God guide my thoughts, my hands, my eyes my feet, my mouth, my heart, and my mind towards your will.
Thank you for my 2%, it is truly amazing.
#JustAThought
