I wrote my feelings down in the the Dear RA -I thought it was a relief but found I was really down in the dumps - so here is another thought-
Dear Lord - I know I have this pesky RA that really annoys me and won't let me do what I want to BUT I need to thank you for the upside of my life.
Thank you for four healthy children and five healthy grandchildren. A wonderful husband who loves me, with all my faults and being married 38 years. Thank you for giving me the eyes to be able to see the sunrise and the sunsets. To be able to watch the birds in the winter and those quick little hummingbirds in the summer. Thank you for letting me hear the rain on the roof or the birds singing in the trees. Thank you for letting me be able to feel my body - (pain and all) and for letting me be able to taste and smell. Thank you for giving me a brain that works properly. Thank you for giving me children who are not to proud to ask me to listen to their problems. Thank you for helping me to learn to be quiet and say nothing (I'm trying the best I can) Thank you for giving me a warm home, a bed to sleep in, a bathroom with running water and money to provide for my needs. Please help me to never forget - when you think your problems are too big - that IF I only walk in someone elses shoes - and take the good with the bad that I'll always come back to the ones I wear (even though they hurt). Thank you for the smile that is in my heart and face right now and let others feel it too. Amen!
Lauren you hit the nail on the head. It's the little things that matter most and God most certainly will always take care of us! We must remember to thank Him for all that he does!This is a great enabling post. When I find myself hating life, wondering why me........... I know I can turn it around if I think gratitude. I have had more blessings, adventure and dear people in my life than most people. I am so lucky to have lived this life. I still have my pets, family and a comfy home. I still can enjoy nature as I sit in front of a window that has a beautiful view of the birds at my feeder and trees. I always try to remember to balance my prayer with more gratitude than requests. I am physically in very bad shape but I still have hope that someday it may get better. Live in gratitude and never give up hope. Thank you Starduster. We cannot be reminded enough.I think we all learn to be strong, thankful for the good things, and know that there are others a lot worse off. But we need to have one little sanctury where we can be honest and drop the brave front, just occaisionally. My cancer councellor taught me that.
I love the letters to RA, they are a lot of fun. I give the idea 3 stars
Sometimes it takes something like RA to make us stop and truely appreciate all the blessings in our daily life. Thanks for a grat post, Lauren :)Right on Starduster. It's all about attitude.
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