Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
so many folks out there on fb in so much pain, sickness and grief. i know that it is a great place to come to to ask your friends and family for prayers and such. i got hooked into it as well.
i prefer to follow another train of thought.....no matter what is going on in your life or in the lives of those around you keep your words, thoughts and actions positive.
positivity and an uplifting attitude about life makes me feel better even when things are actually rough.
when my kids were growing up we never used the word "hate" cause i felt it was just the darkest most negative word ever. when a word is said aloud it is somehow given power within you and to those who hear it. i told my kids it was ok to dislike something or someone but never to hate them.
negative words, thoughts and actions are not things i include in my daily routine. i dislike watching the news because of this. yes, i know that there are bad things going on every second in this world, but i choose not to bombard myself with it.
i don't pray for the bad things of this life to stop but instead i pray for the good to continue. my thoughts and energies are better spent on good works and the uplifting of my own and others spirits.
when our Fred was killed at Fort Hood i was overcome with grief for my loss but i did not hate the man that killed him and the others. it would have been so easy to feel hatred for this person. i was confused about what to feel about him. then i realized he was a human being and i forgave him and turned what he had done over to a higher judge. my grief for Fred Greene, my beloved "son" will never leave me but my love for him is stronger and will prevail.
so many other devastating things have happened to me to test my resolve....the car wreck where i hit a semi head on, the fire where i was burned over 80% of my body, my 3 divorces, my fiance shooting himself, then another fiance dying of a heart attack, my brilliant daddy getting and suffering with vascular dementia and my mom's life long struggle with mental illness, as well as my own health issues .....the list is endless really.
but the list of positive things is greater and growing every second as well. my kids are my greatest joy. my daughter and son and my son-in-law are my bright and shining stars, my breath of life.
i prefer to follow another train of thought.....no matter what is going on in your life or in the lives of those around you keep your words, thoughts and actions positive.
positivity and an uplifting attitude about life makes me feel better even when things are actually rough.
when my kids were growing up we never used the word "hate" cause i felt it was just the darkest most negative word ever. when a word is said aloud it is somehow given power within you and to those who hear it. i told my kids it was ok to dislike something or someone but never to hate them.
negative words, thoughts and actions are not things i include in my daily routine. i dislike watching the news because of this. yes, i know that there are bad things going on every second in this world, but i choose not to bombard myself with it.
i don't pray for the bad things of this life to stop but instead i pray for the good to continue. my thoughts and energies are better spent on good works and the uplifting of my own and others spirits.
when our Fred was killed at Fort Hood i was overcome with grief for my loss but i did not hate the man that killed him and the others. it would have been so easy to feel hatred for this person. i was confused about what to feel about him. then i realized he was a human being and i forgave him and turned what he had done over to a higher judge. my grief for Fred Greene, my beloved "son" will never leave me but my love for him is stronger and will prevail.
so many other devastating things have happened to me to test my resolve....the car wreck where i hit a semi head on, the fire where i was burned over 80% of my body, my 3 divorces, my fiance shooting himself, then another fiance dying of a heart attack, my brilliant daddy getting and suffering with vascular dementia and my mom's life long struggle with mental illness, as well as my own health issues .....the list is endless really.
but the list of positive things is greater and growing every second as well. my kids are my greatest joy. my daughter and son and my son-in-law are my bright and shining stars, my breath of life.
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