Saturday, April 05, 2014
The End of 30 Days of Thanksgiving 2012
On the 28th day of November, synonymous with my brother's birthday on January 28th and also the explosion of the space shuttle challenger in 1986, I am thankful for my next older brother even though I don't see or him from him much and for the brave men and women who risk their lives in order to advance technology.
On the 29th day of November, synonymous with February 29th, I am thankful for the days being 24 hours long and not 23 hours and 56 minutes. That was a challenge by God to see if man could figure out how to deal with creating a clock and a calender. God even threw in seasons to vary our climate and confuse us even more with global warming and seasonal changes. Trials and tribulations.
On the 30th day of November, the birthday of the Mother of my children, I am thankful we made such wonderful children who have grown into great adults who are caring, thoughtful, and would give anyone the shirt off their back to help out.
On the 29th day of November, synonymous with February 29th, I am thankful for the days being 24 hours long and not 23 hours and 56 minutes. That was a challenge by God to see if man could figure out how to deal with creating a clock and a calender. God even threw in seasons to vary our climate and confuse us even more with global warming and seasonal changes. Trials and tribulations.
On the 30th day of November, the birthday of the Mother of my children, I am thankful we made such wonderful children who have grown into great adults who are caring, thoughtful, and would give anyone the shirt off their back to help out.
It is their loss
I remember talking about how someone didn't want to be around me any more and I could not understand why. The pain and the agony of not understanding just blew me away until one day a friend said to me, "It is their loss, because you are a wonderful fantastic person. Anyone who would blow you off and not want to be around you is really ignorant, so it is their loss." I replied with an acknowledgement that my friend was most likely right and also told my friend that I really appreciated that friend's candor and insight. So if someone you really like decides to ignore you and go their own way, let them, because it is not worth the pain and the agony one feels when this happens, especially if you really cared about the person or people who walk out of your life. Life is too short to worry about those who walk away. Spend your time cultivating those who stay. Besides the people who decide to stay in your life and be a part of it are the most valuable people in your life because they care and they want to be around you.
