Happy Thursday
How is everyone doing today? What a beautiful rainy day it is. I love day’s like today. Even though they are a bit gloomy, they give me the energy to work on my arts and crafts. Today is a day for addressing all my Christmas cards and getting those put in the mail. Hey, it’s almost the weekend too. What are your plans for this awesome upcoming weekend? I’m hoping to be over my cold so I can get out and enjoy the boat parade, the Travel Club dinner and maybe, just maybe, I can get to San Diego to enjoy gingerbread houses with John’s family. Shoot me a text or leave me a comment, I love hearing from everyone.
This week’s been sort of a down week for me. I’ve been pretty much nestled up at home in my PJ’s doing very little. I’ve had a bad cold. NO, it’s not Covid, it’s a cold. No fever, just a little congestion and headache, therefore, I’ve been a little absent on my writing, but I’m hoping to figure out how to schedule myself moving forward to a better daily list of what needs to be done, sort of a daily task list and checking off each item as I accomplish it. I have so many to-do’s and I don’t balance my time well enough to get everything done. Time management is certainly not my strength.
I saw this great quote this morning and thought I’d share it. I can totally relate to it and I hope to be able to look back one day on my life and say I never gave up. I kept on going, even through the difficult times.
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Anne Frank? Despite her having to go into hiding as a child with her family and even worse, being caught and thrown into a concentration camp, she still had this innocence and a pure passion for life. “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”-Anne Frank. What a great example from such a young person, she still chose to see her glass as half full, rather than half empty. I know for me, there’s been some doozy of challenges in my life, and I recognize others have it much worse than I do, and sadly, there have been times that I haven’t seen a way out, just as many of you haven’t, yet we’re still here, still doing life.
One of my biggest obsticals in life was escaping a cult. I’m glad I didn’t give up, and I’m thankful for the love, support, and patience I’ve received while learning who I am and who I was supposed to be. “Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.”-Anne Frank.
I love how we all have a bit of goodness within us and even more, I love that even though we sometimes get lost in our own muddle of things, we still have greatness within us. “The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be.” Life is an amazing journey and even though we’ve all suffered in our life times, we still have the potential to accomplish something amazing.
When I went to see my granny in the hospital, one thing she asked Sherie and I was, “did I do good.” That question has stuck with me since she asked it. Of course we told her yes, she did great, however, it makes me sad to think that is what was on her mind in her final days. Nobody should have to pass in this life wondering if they did well. Granny did amazing and the more I learn of her life, I couldn’t be more proud of her and even more honored to have been able to call her my granny. She was a woman of great strength and I admire her for all she did accomplish in her life. I hope when I am taking my last breath, I leave behind for my children and loved ones a legacy of good news. I hope when it’s my time to go to sleep that I will know, I did okay in this life, and that those in my life know how much I value and love them.
My good news is, I made it out of a cult, I have gone from having nothing, to having it all. I might not be rich, but I have a love for those in my life and I wish nothing bad on anyone in life, not even for those that have wronged me. That’s not my journey to take. My journey is doing my best and treating others in a loving way. I don’t know what anyone is going through on the outside. I don’t know other people’s fears and what they must overcome to just get up in the morning and I do hope that those struggling find the good news that is inside of them.
Everyday is a gift. As I sit here thinking about all the things I should have done this week and couldn’t because of my cold, I need to remember, it’s okay to sometimes do nothing, especially when we are trying to mend from being sick. Like John told me this morning, I’m glad you’ve done nothing this week, because you doing nothing meant you were taking care of yourself.
What greatness do you see in yourself? It’s okay to see it and know you have it, as long as you use that greatness to make your life and the lives of others better. Life is certainly challenging, but there’s always something good in people. If we give up on believing that everyone has good in them, then we give up a little piece of hope that this world and this life can be better, for everyone.
John’s always saying, “let go and let God.” I believe in a creator, in a God, and I know some of my readers don’t, and that’s okay too, because I know they still believe in something. One thing I know we all have in common is the desire to love and be loved. We all want to see those we love succeed and see their greatness and potential and I know for me, I need to turn around the negative thoughts I sometimes have towards people who treat me unkind and wish them nothing but greatness, love, and happiness in their life. Until I walk in another’s shoes, then it’s not my place to judge.
Anne Frank endured so much for such a young person. she was born in 1929 and passed in 1945, at the age of 16, in a concentration camp, yet she still had this to say, “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.” What an amazing way to look at this life, at her life. Wouldn’t it be so nice for us all to think of the beauty around us rather than dwelling on the misery? It has to be possible, that mindset, don’t you think?
I leave you with this. What piece of good news would you like to leave behind? What is your potential and what is your aim to accomplish? Maybe it’s time to start my bucket list as I think about these questions.
Well guys, I must be saying bye for now. I have some things I must get done. I do hope you are all doing great. Send me a text, comment here or message me and let me know how you are. I love hearing from you all. One more thing, don’t forget, Love Life++
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