Last week, at the Monday night session with our international workers, one of them made a remark I totally understand!
Over the years she has had health issues. She mentioned that, in the midst of these issues, she had lived her days reminding herself to “just breathe.”
Jill had also spoken of those days in her last few months. Illness can rob us of our adventurous spirit, and leave us just surviving.
In cases like that, I have had to let the situation be what the situation is. I have always wanted people to be the best they could be. Whether that is seeking for their greatest potential, or running marathons, or writing music, or . . .
But, I’m hopefully learning that not everyone can do all that they would like to do. Sometimes we just need to breathe. And leave life at that!
So true, Ron. How we would all like to be or do, so much more than we are able to. We can either let our failures or inabilities get us down, or we can face the day hopefully knowing that God knows.
Oh! how I love what Elizabeth previouosly wrote! Over the years my health issues have also worsened and at times I get down realizing that I cannot do all that I would like to anymore either. These days I mostly concentrate “on just breathing” and surviving my health issues one day at a time. Like my good friend Jill would say, “I ask God why I am here” but realize He is in control and “know that He knows.”