This past week, I got sick.

A simple throat infection—nothing serious, nothing dramatic—but it hit me hard. And as always, when I get sick, something strange happens. All the noise in my head—the daily worries, to-do lists, goals, stress, deadlines—they all just disappear.

Suddenly, none of it matters.

The only thing I can think about is feeling better. Breathing better. Sleeping better. Healing. Health becomes the only goal. Everything else takes a backseat.

And that got me thinking.

Why does it take getting sick to remind us how important our health is?

There's a powerful saying I once heard:
“A healthy man has a thousand problems. A sick man has only one.”

Think about that.

When we’re healthy, we stress over work, relationships, money, the future, things people said, things we wish we’d done differently. The list is endless. But the moment our health is taken away—just for a few days—suddenly, all of those problems vanish. We have one focus: getting better.

It’s ironic, isn’t it?

We chase everything in life—success, money, fame, followers—yet the one thing that holds all of it together is our health. Without it, nothing else matters. It’s the foundation. The base. The silent force behind every dream and every ambition.

So here’s my reminder to myself—and to you:

Don’t wait until your body forces you to stop. Prioritize your health now. That means sleep. That means movement. That means hydration. That means listening when your body whispers… so it doesn’t have to scream.

You only get one body. One system. One engine.
Protect it. Respect it.
Because when it breaks down… all those other problems you thought were urgent? They mean nothing.

Take care of your health, and everything else stands a better chance of falling into place.