SATISFACTION

[Caressa2]

What a gift! To be at peace with yourself and satisfied with your life in the moment.

Since I have become aware of the fact that I don't have to like something to accept it, it has brought about a new peace and satisfaction to my own life.

In reality, I have never had it so good. Life happens, but when you are at peace with your Creator, you have a full life and there aren't enough hours in the day, when you have friends who call, people who come to you for support and value your opinion, and you have a man in your life who loves you unconditionally, even if I can be a shrew at bridge, what more can a gal ask for.

Yes my feet are swollen. I have been fighting a headache which has wanted to develop into more, but I was able to do a meditation and release some of the tension which brought it on. I realized that because of my pain yesterday, and lack of sleep, I also hadn't eaten for twelve hours. So in the moment, having fed myself, done the posts that I try to do daily, and because I overdid, which is something I often do when I am having a good day; today I am limited in what I can accomplish.

The satisfying thing is I don't have to beat myself up for not doing more. I have always been my hardest task master, and today I can let go and not always feel responsible and I know in today that I don't have to save the world, but that doesn't mean I can't or won't try.

To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are. - Anonymous

[Lin]

I can really relate to being ill and doing too much on the days we feel a bit better. I've done that with my recent foot surgery. Yesterday I hurt it when I sort of RAN to the car as i exited the funeral home because we were having a sudden downpour and I had no umbrella. That first step was a killer. It brought tears to my eyes it hurt so badly. I'm glad i had some advil and water in the car. Staying on my feet all day the day before without elevting any really made the swelling bad. I could not een feel my toes by evening.

LIN

[Caressa2]

Dear Lin,

Please do take care of yourself. Running marathons even if they are short ones, after having surgery is not condusive to recovery.

You were in my thoughts today, and I hope that through all the turmoil you were aware of the comfort of God with you. I know for me, sometimes it is difficult to stay focused and centered when I have chaos going on around me. It has taken a lot of years of practice, practice, practice not to take on other people's stuff and stay balanced and centered within myself.

My prayers are with you and your family. If the children go to the father, hopefully this will be what he needs to find recovery and to change his life. He can't do it for his kids, but it may give him incentive to do it for himself.