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05-05-2011, 01:01 AM | #1 | |||
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A new thread, an old perspective. We have heard this many times before. Look on the bright side. Be Positive. Do your best. Everything will turn out allright. Adages, certainly, cliche's, absolutely. Does this necessarily condemn the basic thought to the back room? Not at all.
Here, in this space, each of us must focus on what we have found and count as a blessing or blessings in our life. Why? Because in acknowledging we have blessings, we can get a leg up on pain. Emotional pain, physical pain, pain that binds. My physiatrist, a man whom I have grown through his years of treating me to trust, value, and count as one of wisdom shared with me among the resources he counts beside medicinal relief, physical therapy, surgical intervention if absolutely necessary, the state of emotional wellbeing is important to the patient. This because emotional pain will reflect in the active pain centers of the one in treatment, exacerbating/worsening the pain we recognize and feel. Acknowledge blessings. Take ownership of them in our life. Share where possible with others, and we lift our spirits, and those of the people most important to us. Can we manage a smile? Do it. Say thank you to the caregivers who treat us? Deliver it with meaning. Can we pay our blessings forward to another in need? BE a blessing. Oh, how it will do your heart good. So, how about I start this ball to roll, and if each of us can return to this thread EVERY day to add a blessing we have known and passed on, then together we can lift spirits. Oh, we each will have and know and share our struggles on the other threads...... but here, we bring the best out of our hearts and share it. Blessing 1. Spoke with our "little" girl, a young woman who now presses on toward her goals trhough college and those hard studies which may take her through medical school. She is so filled with excitement and joy, I am thrilled for her. Blessing 2. Helped our second oldest son who now feels inspired to move toward medical school as well, FINALLY recognizing talents he has displayed since so young. Blessing 3. Drove my blessing my wife of almost, just about, 38 years to a variety of stores to help her accomplish errands, some of which are leading to her arranging of flowers for her sister's upcoming wedding. She is such a gifted artist, and I feel blessed to be able to help her now, spending time with her when once upon a year not too long ago, I was "stuck" in bed with PAIN. Blessing 4. Had this wonderful conversation with my Little Sister which brought still another inspiration into my life, and through whom alongside God things like this pour out of me. Blessing 5. Enjoyed a conversation with our Daughter-in-Law knowing full well difficulties are mounting as our grandbaby will not make it in this life, but assuring her that she is so very loved and that we are going to be there to help. She is a blessing in our lives. One who brings to our son the completion he needs in his personality just shy of tthe faith piece he needs to work out. Blessing 6. Enjoyed a great rehearsal with the worship team and close harmonies this evening after which Cleo and I sat with a friend who has fears of cancer while she fears for her niece who is a brand new Mom and has a large mass yet to be diagnosed. This brings out a new poem for me. Paying it forward. A lot of Love. There we go, a start. Blessings. Enjoyed. Paid forward. Taking concentration and placing it into the recognition of Blessings. What do you think? Can you bring your Blessings to this thread? Hope springs forever, Mark56 |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | ginnie (09-11-2012), regina777 (05-17-2012), RitaAirozo (06-05-2012), ron h (05-18-2011), Rrae (05-05-2011) |
05-05-2011, 07:29 AM | #2 | |||
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Thank you mark for setting this up and sorry for not being around lately but i assure you i visit this page daily but have not wanted to sound like a moan when i know a lot of the main helpers on this forum are going through tough personal times at the moment. so firstly
I am blessed to have people like Mark, Rae and Jackiey in my life since last October to help me through my scs journey. I think without all your great advise and support and wisdom the journey so far would have been a lot harder so thank you all for being there and now that i face a second scs being installed i know i will need you guys more than ever. I am blessed to have my hubby and girls in my life my kids make me want to get up every day and never ask to much of me but love when we can just hang out and do normal things like go to the beach/ playground etc. this last month with the aid of scs and marks cushion i managed a very long flight and had the best two weeks of my life in san diego with my sister and daughter. I also managed disney land and lego land with the aid of a little motorised scooter but a year ago i could not have done any of the above. I am blessed to have my doctor also, he has not given up the fight yet and i appreciate how kind and supportive he has been lately but also how he tells me it straight! Thank you mark for making me thing of the good things as i have spent too much time lately feeling sorry for myself and doing too much of the why me? I may not be contributing much lately but i promise i think of you all everyday and hope and pray that things get better for us all. xx J |
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05-05-2011, 08:07 PM | #3 | |||
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Mark! wow. JUST when we begin to think you can't possibly get any better! You come out with THIS!
You and Jenna have me all AFLAME....I feel kinda like that person who is chasing after the bus hollering ....."Waiiiittt!" I don't want to miss THIS bus! It doesn't take rocket science to immediately realize that this is a MUST! Thank you both for getting this off the ground I believe this is very 'contagious' It's a wonderful thing to put all the 'other stuff' aside and take a moment to look at what we DO have.... The smiling faces of those who are precious to us. A) It felt great today when I looked in the eyes of a handi'capable' person and we both smiled - we don't know each other for beans....but our smiles spelled out a whole different tune......we both 'know' where we're going 2) Earlier today I helped my son learn a few guitar chords so he can feel more confident as he and his friends form their garage band - it was SUCH a moment to cherish, in more ways than one. I was able to catch a glimpse of days gone past - me and my brother playing together.... and days to come - me and my 'udder brudder' playing our acoustics.....Truly a blessing to realize I 'still' have music in me. I thought I had lost it forever.... C) I got 2 invitations in the mail today - one for my beautiful niece's high school graduation...and the other for my best friend's son, who will be graduating the next week. 4) My horses are doing well, despite my not spending time with them like I want to. They still love me....and they know I love them. The pasture is getting nice and green again This is fun.... I could go on and on all night long, but I'll save room for the next person |
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05-05-2011, 09:11 PM | #4 | ||
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This is AWESOME! Even though many of you have not heard from me in awhile, I still pop in to "catch up" with how everyone is doing. This post couldn't have come at a better time. It has reminded me that even though my world may seem upside down right now, there are still many good things in my life. Sometimes I just need to take a closer look and not take things for granted. The positives could be as simple as appreciating the flowers that are blooming in my backyard. For so long I've lived in fast forward mode......always looking at tomorrow and not appreciating today. So here are a few of my blessings.....
1. An understanding husband that supports me in ways I never thought possible. 2. A son who loves me unconditionally and thinks I hung the moon. 3. All of you who support and accept people you've never even met before. 4. Parents who are always there for me no matter what. 5. An early Mother's Day gift from my son. (A flower that he brought home from school that was planted in a soup can.) (This last blessing has been the hardest one for me to recognize.) 6. Finally being able to swallow my pride and ask for help......realizing that I can't do and take on everything myself and that it's okay to lean on others....that it's not a sign of weakness. Thank you so much for starting this thread, Mark. It has helped and inspired me in more ways than you will ever know. Kim |
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05-06-2011, 12:36 AM | #5 | |||
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You All are CO COOL... and Proving the Concept!! Imagine a jump in the sky and YES!!
Blessings for today: 1. An early morning Blueberry Muffin and conversation for the sake of my 91 year old friend who can't get out anymore, but looks forward to hearing news of what is going on outside! 2. Finally, after, 18 years of friendship and always saying we were going to go to dinner with some friends, picking them up, helping them with a purchase they needed for their home, and taking them to dinner, COMPOUNDED by the arrival in the restaurant, No No's a Cajun wonderland of culinary delight, of our college age daughter and boy friend fresh from moving our youngster back to our home for the summer. 3. The joy of a late evening conversation with all three of our Denver based children in our room laughing and filling the night with God signs of "WoW, this is so good!" 4. Witnessing the beauty of the new moon holding hands with my best friend, my wife. Kim, Rae, Jenna Feeling Blessed, Mark56 |
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05-06-2011, 06:13 AM | #6 | ||
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This is amazing Mark and thank you for it
Its taken me a while but I now can see that I am blessed even if I do have this constant pain going on in my life. I too have an amazing husband, who not only is my best friend but also my carer and giver. He is just so good to me and so understanding. He makes me so proud of him. I am lying here on my couch as I type looking at the mini blowup swimming pool on my sitting room floor, filled with coloured plastic balls and my little granddaughter sitting in the middle of them all , playing and giving me that GORGEOUS smile of hers ........WONDERFUL I am also blessed to have such great children. They are there for me all the time and Im sure at times are sick and tired of listening to me moaning, but you know they are always there if I need them....no questions asked. Walking with the buggy this morning in the park across the road from me with my granddaughter....in the SUN!! amazing...... Listening to my youngest daughter trying to recite the songs she has learned for her upcoming graduation, she has Special Needs and her memory isnt great, but you know she tries so hard. And she is going to be up in front of the choir showing them the hand movements......ah bless...cant wait! Walking in my back garden late at night and smelling the blooms that are in flower. That smell is just amazing...... Meeting with some lovely people here on this forum....its an inspiration just reading some of the lovely posts...... Jackie |
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05-07-2011, 12:07 AM | #8 | |||
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I feel so blessed indeed:
1. Having the opportunity to meet with my real estate attorney group friends, all 50 of them today, more networking, more caring poured out by those who know I am seeking to regain employment. 2. Knowing my wife and daughter got to spend quality time together having lunch and some shopping in downtown Denver as I met with the real estate superstars. 3. Speaking this evening with a daughter who was looking for a product to help her aging mother. She called. I answered. She was speechless to realize she was speaking with the product inventor, and then I talked her into calm and responding why our company is named Inspri, told her of the dedication of our whole concept, product inspiration, and mission to serve those in need to God. That led to a much longer conversation about shared faith and then she prayed for me and our company. This was precious time. Time to serve and then be served. One of those Wow moments, and then I promised to send her links to our special place here in case we might be of any help to her family situation. A Blessing indeed. 4. Relaxing with Cleo this evening, talking, just rubbing her feet, ministering to her.... what a blessing of a lady. Thank you God, Mark56 |
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05-07-2011, 11:32 PM | #9 | |||
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Already Mother's Day has dawned in part of our NT world, so here come some thoughts regarding blessings for the day:
1. I am, among all human beings who populate this globe grateful and blessed for those whom we know as Mom, no matter the language, the land, the place. For some of us Mom is already gone from this corporeal life, nevertheless we still feel her presence, knowing but for her we would not be. For some, like our daughter-in-law this was to be a joyous beginning to motherhood, and I just bet, although I never asked our son whether he had purchased anything for his blessed spouse in gratitude for her motherhood. She and our son bring great parenting to their little one whom you know as Autumn. Some of you know her story. It is a blessing knowing they are caring for this precious little girl and singing to her and talking to her and touching her to comfort her. Precious. 2. I am blessed by my wife, the mother of our children, who has brought such nurturing, caring, planning, overseeing, education, caretaking, hard hard work, smiles, laughter, music, artwork, encouragement, wisdom, tears, and more to all of our children. Such a blessing she is. 3. I am blessed to have had the privilege of breakfasting with a friend today who can truly use more time of encouragement, direction, and willingness to bless his wife, and she him. Every story has multiple sides, almost every book page has print both front and back. He was open to talking... shared some of his faith picture... some of his dedication to volunteer work. I hope he and she will come to terms in their situation. 4. The blessing of being able to make face to face contact with one of our customers today, and having him try the product in front of me while experiencing relief. That was so fun. 5. Blessed to be able to look to God. Yep. Mark56 |
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05-08-2011, 11:20 AM | #10 | |||
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Today i got to celebrate my daughters 3rd birthday this is the first party we have had for katie as all other years i just was not able for it. It was fantastic to see her smiling face and the other ten 3 year olds also enjoyed the party. thankfully god invented play centres with staff to help so no cleaning up and all the other mothers helped us with drinks and spills without ever being asked.
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