Gratitude and compassion...
This is a follow-up post to last Thursday's blog "Get a Grip".
I had just finished blogging and was turning in for the night. I pondered how I put it all out there on the blog...my feelings, my concerns, my worries. Yes, sometimes I have second thoughts about being so real for everyone to read. Before hopping in bed, the magnetic pull of social media caught me and I perused Facebook. I came upon a troubling post...a tribute video to a young man that my sons had played ball with. I thought, "What? He died? But I just talked to his Mom last week and he was fine." Ugh. My heart sank. I googled his name. I found his obituary. He died at home. Darn it. I know what that means. I just felt an overwhelming compassion for his mother. For his young friends. And a gratitude for my children, my life, my husband, my faith.
Very quickly, my mood of worry and self-absorbed spiral turned to gratitude and compassion. And I think that is a lesson for me to remember.
I would never want to see "good" in a young life being taken. Unfortunately, at age 50, I've heard too much news like this..of fathers taking their own lives. Of mothers and fathers losing a battle with cancer. It never gets easier to hear news like this. And I'm a bit sheepish knowing that minutes before hearing the news, I was all wrapped up in "what if's" and "might never be's". Tonight's Sweet Fringe Benefit is lessons learned. Even if I have to re-learn them over and over again.
Outfit of the Day: Loft bright coral jacket, JCrew dark coral peplum tank, Halogan coral/white dot pencil skirt, JCrew Factory statement necklace, Calvin Klein blue suede sandals, JCrew Factory yellow patent leather belt. With August coming to a close, even though I have weeks of 90's left, I thought I'd wear this very summery combination one last time. And because it worked so well for Sunday, and I only
wore it for 3 hours, I decided I'd pair it with jeans for work today. Now that was easy!
The bad thing about getting older is bad news seems to come more frequently: More people I know get sick. More people I know die. But I can't focus on that. I need to focus on the life that I've built. I have so many Sweet Fringe Benefits to acknowledge...that's what this is about. No matter your age, there's ALWAYS a sweeter side to the phase of life you're in...and I'll say an Amen to that...
Nanette
I had just finished blogging and was turning in for the night. I pondered how I put it all out there on the blog...my feelings, my concerns, my worries. Yes, sometimes I have second thoughts about being so real for everyone to read. Before hopping in bed, the magnetic pull of social media caught me and I perused Facebook. I came upon a troubling post...a tribute video to a young man that my sons had played ball with. I thought, "What? He died? But I just talked to his Mom last week and he was fine." Ugh. My heart sank. I googled his name. I found his obituary. He died at home. Darn it. I know what that means. I just felt an overwhelming compassion for his mother. For his young friends. And a gratitude for my children, my life, my husband, my faith.
Very quickly, my mood of worry and self-absorbed spiral turned to gratitude and compassion. And I think that is a lesson for me to remember.
I would never want to see "good" in a young life being taken. Unfortunately, at age 50, I've heard too much news like this..of fathers taking their own lives. Of mothers and fathers losing a battle with cancer. It never gets easier to hear news like this. And I'm a bit sheepish knowing that minutes before hearing the news, I was all wrapped up in "what if's" and "might never be's". Tonight's Sweet Fringe Benefit is lessons learned. Even if I have to re-learn them over and over again. Outfit of the Day: Loft bright coral jacket, JCrew dark coral peplum tank, Halogan coral/white dot pencil skirt, JCrew Factory statement necklace, Calvin Klein blue suede sandals, JCrew Factory yellow patent leather belt. With August coming to a close, even though I have weeks of 90's left, I thought I'd wear this very summery combination one last time. And because it worked so well for Sunday, and I only
wore it for 3 hours, I decided I'd pair it with jeans for work today. Now that was easy!The bad thing about getting older is bad news seems to come more frequently: More people I know get sick. More people I know die. But I can't focus on that. I need to focus on the life that I've built. I have so many Sweet Fringe Benefits to acknowledge...that's what this is about. No matter your age, there's ALWAYS a sweeter side to the phase of life you're in...and I'll say an Amen to that...
Nanette
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