Is It
Just ME, or do you, too, wonder what it is you
are supposed to get out of every situation?
Well, I am going to
keep this short; I’m tired!!! Let me
tell you why…
On a recent trip to
visit out-of-town family, for a planned experience, I found myself in the midst of an unexpected one…
About fifteen minutes
before my scheduled departure for the airport, my brother-in-law suffered a
major heart attack that found us speeding to the hospital emergency room.
Two hours later, we
were conferencing with the cardiologist as he showed us a video of the
life-saving procedure that re-opened the main artery; the widow-maker, as it
has come to be known. WOW.
My basic cardiology “class”
was just one lesson I learned that day, and I guess I didn’t really learn it as
much as I was reminded of a lesson I was raised with. That lesson is to take no one and nothing for
granted and that each day is a gift.
We had household rules growing
up. One was never to slam the door when
you left or to leave being angry at a family member. My Dad always reminded us there was no
guarantee that upon re-entering the house we would find everyone where we had
left them. So true.
Regret is a terrible
thing to live with; avoid it. Live in
the moment. Tell the people you love
that you love them during the good times; don’t wait for life and death
situations. Let go of grudges; they are
burdensome loads that take years off your life, maybe not life expectancy, per
se, but the good thing you should expect to get out of life and that others
should feel the blessing to expect from you.
Hey, we are all in this together; let’s be there for each other, in the
good times and in the bad.
This is a special week
for scores of millions of people around the world. For Christians, it’s Holy Week; for Jews, it
is Passover. The gentleman who sat
beside me on the plane ride home was a Muslim visiting the United States to
lecture on world religions because it is a special week in that community, as
well.
I know
it’s NOT JUST ME… as I said; we are all in this
together.
To
all who may be suffering now…
GET
well, BE well, and STAY well.
Thank you ! Thanks for sharing!
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