When there is nothing to lose

I have a close friend that suffers from uncurable cancer. But despite this my friend still can se the little things in life that really matters, or rather because of the situation. We met and had a workshop for hours and hours today, and it was like if the time had stopped and nothing else mattered, right then. I could see the glow in her eyes and she was more creative than I had even seen her before. I asked her:

-How come you are more creative than ever right now?

-Well, it´s because it´s probably easier to create something when there is nothing to lose, she said.

So true. It probably is.