From the Editor's Computer
I’ve had a number of different people ask me
how I can keep smiling when I’m going through this time and my life is falling
apart.
The easy answer I give is that I can smile
because it doesn’t require any extra energy or effort.
The truth is, I can smile because I know,
beyond any doubt, that everything will work out eventually, because it always
does.
While it may seem like my life/health has
been falling apart, and I suppose in one sense it has, really it isn’t all that
dire. I’m still alive, I still have a
roof over my head, I still have mobility, I can drive, I can still publish The Chautauqua, I still babysit my niece, I
still have friends, and so much more.
My life isn’t “falling apart,” though it
certainly has been changing an awful lot!
I’m not sure I’ll even recognize myself when all is said and done! I’m having new experiences such as the
acupuncture treatments. I’m reading and
learning a little bit about different subjects.
I started a Facebook page for The Chautauqua - please feel free to visit and like the
page. I’m trying out various new recipes
- some are keepers and some aren’t.
However, because I’m human, I still have my
occasional doubts and concerns. I get
frustrated and upset. I would like to
know why I’m going through this and have basically “lost” a year of my
life. I would love to know how and when
this will all work out and what life will be like on the other side of this
healing journey. And I would really like
to know why my computer acts up when I’m at my lowest point.
That said, I don’t wallow or get bogged down
by the uncertainty for any length of time.
I’m thankful for all the good in my life,
which far outweighs any challenges I’m currently going through. I wake up in the morning and have another day
of life with endless possibilities ahead of me.
I may not be able to take advantage of them yet, however, they are
there.
Now who could complain about that?
Beth
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