I'm feeling down today.
A blogging friend had a massive stroke yesterday at age 40. Not sure of her prognosis after surgery to alleviate the swelling. She's lost some of her functioning on the right side. No responding on the left side. (Joanne Heim at the simple wife typepad)
A father of my dancing daughters' classmate died after a long battle with cancer.
There is the whole thing about the tragedy in Arizona.
There is the whole thing about the weather in Australia.
I have a daughter home sick today. I have to go to the dentist (major challenge for me) and I feel stupid that I'm afraid.
I argued with my husband over stupid stuff this morning.
I must remind myself that life is good. God is great. Our lives unfold as they do. I don't know why all of this is taking a huge toll on me mentally today. I have many blessings. I have healthy and happy children. I have a hard-working loving husband. I have friends and family who are alive and well.
I'm really just feeling down.
Just one of those days when money really doesn't seem to matter
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To you and Laura, and for myself, I was contemplating the harsh truth of the wisdom words: "Naked we come into this world, and naked we leave it." All the material possessions and money we accumulate, and our life itself, will be left behind. But the fruits of a loving heart, compassion and generosity are the building blocks of our soul and will cling to us forever.
Find joy in what really matters, in reaching out to others less fortunate, and in counting your blessings.
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Mark Twain: "The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up."
I think I need to bake somebody something today!
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Thanks, guys. Thank you, especially, Joan for sharing that video. I cried with relief when the first hugs started (to be honest, it almost plummetted me into deeper despair!) and I kept on crying.
I survived the dentist. He is a friend of ours and his wife is the hygeniest. It took 1.25 hours for the cleaning, thanks to my gagging reflex and panic. I survived. I need to go back in four months. I need to have wisdom tooth removed. People survive that all the time.
I am off to have watch a Toddlers and Tiaras with my daughter who is feeling better. And I going to break out a dark chocolate bar (thanks to the bogo coupon from Sunday).
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I'm afraid of the dentist, too.
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Every week when I go to pain group, I feel so bad because my only real problem is pain, while others have pain and lots of other stuff going on too. Tell DH you are sorry and give your kids an extra hug!
Hey and remember that site you told me about!!
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