After the shock wore off, I would cry for the photos of my Grandparents lost and any cherished items they handed down to me. Then I would have to get a grip the best way possible and be thankful for a roof over my head, food to eat and that my family is alive.
Things are nice to have, pretty decorations, art work, books, and list goes on, yet we don’t need those to survive. All we have to do is look around our own country and many other countries where so many people live in poverty and we can see how a simple act of kindness puts a heartfelt smile on their face. A simple gesture like repairing a leaky pipe for an elderly couple brings joy, tears and most important they don’t feel forgotten. I got a bit of course there.
I’m blessed in life, in poverty and in riches, I’ve found joy and a will to keep moving forward.
Melinda
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“keep moving forward”- Love it, Linda xx
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Thank you, Linda. How are you? I hope you’ve found some relief from your Migraine’s.
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I’ve finished my PhD (and just waiting to graduate) and that seems to have lifted a great weight off my shoulders, which in turn is making the head pain better. Unfortunately, it hasn’t lead to a career change (the universities are struggling with low income at the moment), so I have to think about where next… which is it’s own minor stress… but also a potential for opportunity. I’m trying to stay positive in a pretty crazy world right now! Sending love your way, L xx
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You’re smart, you can go so many directions, just dive in and see what grabs you. Yes, it’s a crazy world, in America, it’s worse than crazy, I’ve lost the words after what we’ve been through this year.
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Watching from overseas it has been very confusing … sending lots of support your way … here’s hoping sanity prevails. xx
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I’m waiting……
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yeah. 🙃
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that’s a great post, thanks Mel; it reminds me of a sermon Pastor Phil delivered about seeing ‘others’ not as strangers but like the Good Samaritan saw that beaten-up man on the road —
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Thanks so much, John. Have a great day filled with joy.
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