I know I have experienced a lot of moments that have made me sit back and look at things differently.
Have you ever done this? I am sure we all can attest to moments that have either made us or broke us.
Being chronically ill really does place us in a position where we look at life differently. Some people embrace their illness and strive to move forward in the best possible way. (Now don't mistake me, people do have moments in their lives where we all waiver and really wish we weren't ill) but then their are people out there who can not handle being ill and just want to end it all. Either way illnesses can define who we are, how we look at life, and how we perceive things differently.
As many people in this world, my life has not been a simple one. I have unfortunately experienced many different problematic moments in my life, some good, some NOT good, but it has made me look at everything around me differently. I have the best kids in the world (ok maybe I am bragging but that's ok, they are wonderful kids) and my health has made them sad and worried about me. I have been their main stay every since birth, their Mom, their Dad, their bread winner, their savior, their comforter, their friend, their whole world and so it pains me that I made a choice back in 2011 to be a healthier Mom and it all backfired.
Today is not a good day for me, I am in a lot of pain from many different health issues. So yep these moments make me look at life differently. Sometimes I see life as an open book ready for me to write in the pages and then I would like to just crawl back under the sheets and hide away from the world. But this is how God has made each of us different. So differences is what makes this world revolve.
Music has always been my healer thru out it all. Depends on my mood will depend on what I listen to. And you know when I listen to music it does make me think about things and helps me look at life differently. This morning at 6am my dog, Maggie, insists that I need to go outside and so I look out across our backyard and the sun is shinning thru the trees and at that moment I do realize that God is good and has provided all of us with these moments of grace.
So I guess when we are all in pain, hurting for some odd reason, or just simply feel like we are done, we need to stop, and take a look at life from our pets eyes. Maggie's eyes are always dark bright and loving and that's part of what gets me through the day is going home to her unconditional love (along with Jeff's unconditional love and my kids unconditional love) because that is truly what it is all about.
Love!!!!
Keep Smiling
Carla
P.S. Savor every moment and look at the cause of life differently
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