In spite of everything that goes wrong, we need to remember the truly marvelous things in life. I love hearing this song sung. I saw it with a beautiful video with flags waving, children running, flowers growing, sun a'shining. It bears repeating.
What a Wonderful World written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And i think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you
I hear babies cry, I watch then grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world
Oh, yes!
(Famous versions sung by Louis Armstrong/Ray Charles)
I had a visit with the doctor the other day and we are "staying the course" with my medicine. She is very pleased with my progress. Now if only my body would cooperate just a little more so I could get back to my old self. Oh wait. I AM my old self. Cross that one off. I want to be back to my YOUNG self. Remember the good old days? My mom mentioned that someone was talking about getting old and I quote:
"Isn't getting old a
bitch?" (Her answer) Well, let's see now, when I was young I had cramps once a
month, chronic migraines, strep-throat often (and finally a
tonsillectomy) gall stones (and a gall bladder surgery)...No, I believe
being young was the "bitch" as far as my health was concerned. Other
than heartburn (which I have had most of my life) and a slightly
elevated blood pressure, I am in pretty good shape.
Well, I guess that is true. And funny. It is all relative, isn't it? I was also watching a movie and a cancer victim was speaking and he said:
"You know, every breath you take is precious. Don't waste it."
So I choose to breathe life in and do what I can to make someone else's life more lovely.
There are so many who have blessed me and made me what I am today. Even the cranky people! Even people who were out and out crappy to me. I have been beat up, literally and figuratively many times in my life. I should be bitter, I should be using that for an excuse, like the guy who is a serial killer and says "I got spanked as a child".
But guess what? There are so many who are so much worse off than me and I just don't want to be that bitter person whose sores just fester and become like a cancer. I remember years ago when I worked in a lab and I had to see this elderly woman daily to draw her blood. She was horrible! Nasty! Cranky! She said foul things to me and called me names, I would leave her room in the hospital and say to myself "Oh I don't want to get like that when I am old!"
But guess what? I realized she was probably a horrible,nasty, cranky YOUNG person at one time haha! You don't just get nasty just coz you get old. (Unless of course a disease such as Alzheimer's fries your brain)
So here goes, I choose for this day to be the BEST one ever. What can I do brighten up a life of someone who is having a miserable time?
After a terrible ordeal (flood/hurricane/earthquake) it can bring out the worst in people, but it also can bring out the best in people. I believe there are so many lovely and generous people in this world. You know how nice people seem at the holidays? I know it is early, but there is this scene in Christmas Vacation where Chevy Chase gets locked in the attic and he is freezing, dresses up in hats and scarves, then starts playing old movies and this awesome Ray Charles song plays: The Spirit of Christmas, dang, it makes a lump in my throat every time. I wanna feel that lump every single blessed day.
Find someone you love and give them a hug and make their lives beautiful today.
Disease sucks, but you don't have to give into it and let it rob you of your JOY.
Blessings to you...find something beautiful.
Hey it's not too early to get into the holiday spirit...even if you're Jewish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxdQBFmDZ0
There are so many who have blessed me and made me what I am today. Even the cranky people! Even people who were out and out crappy to me. I have been beat up, literally and figuratively many times in my life. I should be bitter, I should be using that for an excuse, like the guy who is a serial killer and says "I got spanked as a child".
But guess what? There are so many who are so much worse off than me and I just don't want to be that bitter person whose sores just fester and become like a cancer. I remember years ago when I worked in a lab and I had to see this elderly woman daily to draw her blood. She was horrible! Nasty! Cranky! She said foul things to me and called me names, I would leave her room in the hospital and say to myself "Oh I don't want to get like that when I am old!"
But guess what? I realized she was probably a horrible,nasty, cranky YOUNG person at one time haha! You don't just get nasty just coz you get old. (Unless of course a disease such as Alzheimer's fries your brain)
So here goes, I choose for this day to be the BEST one ever. What can I do brighten up a life of someone who is having a miserable time?
After a terrible ordeal (flood/hurricane/earthquake) it can bring out the worst in people, but it also can bring out the best in people. I believe there are so many lovely and generous people in this world. You know how nice people seem at the holidays? I know it is early, but there is this scene in Christmas Vacation where Chevy Chase gets locked in the attic and he is freezing, dresses up in hats and scarves, then starts playing old movies and this awesome Ray Charles song plays: The Spirit of Christmas, dang, it makes a lump in my throat every time. I wanna feel that lump every single blessed day.
Find someone you love and give them a hug and make their lives beautiful today.
Disease sucks, but you don't have to give into it and let it rob you of your JOY.
Blessings to you...find something beautiful.
Hey it's not too early to get into the holiday spirit...even if you're Jewish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxdQBFmDZ0
Hey! I loved that video and boy am I in the mood for Christmas now!! I'm pretty much ready since I do it all year long. I am glad that the dr. is pleased with your progress. Hopefully you will feel wonderful/great/good physically soon. Thanks for being such an example of enduring well.
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