Aww,,,this one is much easier than yesterday's post.
I make an effort every single day to see the positives in life. I think I have spent a lot of time in my life dealing with situations that have arisen and I am making an effort to live in the moment. There are so many things to be thankful for, so many things that several years ago I wasn't sure I was going to be around to see that I have to be thankful for being here. My niece and nephews make me smile, good friendships, being relatively secure, having a roof over my head..there are things that others in life don't get to experience. I am grateful to be here, kicking and screaming. A few years ago, I got a devastating diagnosis of a brain tumor. At that point in my life, going through test after test, chemo, sickness, and all of the emotional crap that goes on with a diagnosis like that I decided that every single day was a gift, there is nothing that you can take for granted because shit happens and sometimes you aren't in control. So every day, there has to be one thing that make me smile. There is also one opportunity that I have to make someone else smile, to make a difference in someone else's life. I am extremely lucky. I am here, I am breathing and I am not wasting any more time. I work so I can live, I don't live so I can work. My job is not my dream job, but it provides very well for both my husband and I so we can go and do the things that we want to. The bucket list I have grows everyday, but I also try to cross one thing off every day. I am thankful for all of the blessings that I have had in my life. That diagnosis, that illness, that fighting that I had to do every single day, that is what has made me appreciate my life, appreciate those around me, appreciate the flip side of the bad.
That is why I started this blog, to remind me to look for one good thing a day that makes me smile, to help others out there who stumble upon this blog to stop and think for just one second about something that happened that was good...something that makes you smile. As long as I can remember the lessons that I have learned and can take the bad and recognize that (eventually) it will have a flip side, I think I'm doing okay!
About Me
- colenic
- Trying to remember that there is always a reason, always something that makes you smile during the day- recognizing the event, person or situation that made you smile will make your day seem that much better.
Hallo Colenic. A lovely post - you obviously went through so much, and I really do hope that you are well again now. I firmly believe that we have to really appreciate every day, because no-one knows just what may be round the corner. After commenting on one of your comments to me just now, I realized that I wasn't following you, and I should have been, so I shall now go and press the Follow button. Look forward to reading much more.
ReplyDeleteJust realized that we are the same Star sign as well!
ReplyDeleteThis is me- Thanks for your comments and thanks for joining me over here... I am doing well again...it was a long fight but it was worth it...
ReplyDeleteLife is always giving us opportunities to redirect our focus. So sorry that you had a terrible ordeal to endure, but it sounds as though the life lesson you learned has sharpened your focus for good. It was a pleasure to read your post and feel the victory of spirit.
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You've certainly got the right outlook. Everyone should look around and be thankful for what they have and for the people in their lives.
ReplyDeleteyou've hit the nail on the head with this. life is too short to focus on the negative and even though we all have things in our lives that are less than ideal, the important thing is to remember that things will turn around and every "thing" is an opportunity for growth, in some manner or another.
ReplyDeleteThat is so inspirational. So many people only give lipservice to the concept of relishing each and every day. I try to always find the rainbows on a stormy day. Not always easy but worth it
ReplyDeleteYour blog definitely makes me smile...thanks :)
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