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From: FaithAlways God blesses me every day. He has opened my eyes and given me tools with which to help myself walk through the stuffed, un-dealt-with emotions and memories. He sent me to a wonderful therapist who shed a great deal of light and common sense on things for me. He sent me Christians friends, both online and in the real world to give me encouragement and accountability. And he led me to a church family who loves and supports me. I am indeed blessed with more blessings to come. I am still working on the issues of my childhood, undoing damage done to me as a whole person. But I trust in God to give me what I need, to reveal what I should see and hear and I know He will hold me, comfort me, and guide me every step of the way. I'm thankful for it. Thankful TO GOD. ************************************************** FaithAlways sent this “forward” on from a friend of hers. I find these words most appropriate for we who fight disabling disease every day, every hour of our lives. THINK ABOUT IT. A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package: "This", he said "isn't any ordinary package." He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box. "She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on and was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing's he was taking to the funeral home. His wife had just died. He turned to me and said, "Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion."
I still think those words changed my life. Now I read more and clean less. I sit on the porch without worrying about anything. I spend more time with my family and less at work. I understand that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it. I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning. This nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends. She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come. I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters that I wanted to write.. "One of these days". I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brother and sisters, son and daughters, not enough times at least, how much I love them. Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives. And on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special. |