JAN. 1-2018 LIFE MARCHES ON.......

SHALOM TO MY READERS:

AFTER LAST MONTH'S FASHLA, I WILL NOW AIM FOR THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH TO MAKE MY ENTRY, SAME TIME AS  I PREPARE FOR THE CANCER GROUP WHICH I LEAD, AND HOPEFULLY WHERE I GIVE SOME TIPS, HOPES FOR DEALING WITH WHAT ONE MUST IN EACH SITUATION.

I HAVE HAD THE PRECIOUS PERIOD OF FEELING 'NORMAL' ALMOST. ALMOST MEANS FOR SURE SOME PARTS OF MY BODY AND SPIRIT GET KNOCKED AROUND, BUT MANAGEABLE. THAT IS THE TIME TO REALLY BE AWARE OF GIVING GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS FOR THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS. WE KNOW THAT IN OUR LIVES WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS. BUT LET'S GRAB AND HOLD ONTO THE UPS WHEN WE ARE ON A HILL, AND USE OUR COURAGE AND STAMINA TO HOLD ON WHEN DOWN IN THE VALLEY. SOME SAY THAT WE LEARN THE MOST WHEN WE ARE DOWN IN OUR VALLEY. I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.

BUT I KNOW THAT EACH OF US HAVE INNER STRENGTH FROM THE BIBLE, FROM WARM AND CARING FRIENDS, FAMILY, MOTIVATING ARTICLES  TO HELP US THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. AND IF WE ARE 'ALONE' AT SOME POINTS, WE HAVE OURSELVES WITH OUR INNER STRENGTH AND HARD HARD WORK TO KEEP US GOING. LET'S TREAT OURSELVES WITH LOVE-PAMPER OURSELVES AS WELL. LET'S NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS TO PAT US ON THE BACK. WHATEVER WE MUST ENCOUNTER, LET US TREAT OURSELVES WELL-WITH GOOD FOOD, GOOD BOOKS, A WARM HOME. EACH OF US HAS HIS/HER CHOICES OF WHAT FEELS GOOD.
 WE HAVE TODAY, NOW. THE PAST IS GONE, THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWN. SO LET'S CELEBRATE LIFE TODAY, EVEN AMIDST OUR ACHES AND WORRIES.
G. BLESS ALL OF US FOR A HEALTHIER 2018.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN-

3/12/17 ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY

I APOLOGIZE TO MYSELF AND TO ANY READERS FOR NOT WRITING THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT WAS A TOTAL SENIOR FORGETFULNESS ! IT TOOK A GRANDSON ASKING ME IF I AM CONTINUING MY BLOG, THAT SHOOK ME INTO REALITY. AGING SEEMS TO REALLY KICK IN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING MANY VALLEYS , AND LESS HILLS IN LIFE.
WHAT CAN I SAY? I FIND MYSELF MUCH SLOWER PHYSICALLY, AND MANY PHYSICAL CHALLENGES COME MORE AND MORE. BUT.... I DO HANG IN, AND DEAL WITH EACH ASPECT, ALWAYS THANKFUL THOUGH THAT SO FAR, NO CANCER HAS COME BACK YET.
BUT MY FATIGUE IS ENDLESS, AND REALLY INHIBITS MANY ACTIVITIES.  NEVERTHELESS, I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY CANCER GROUP THAT I LEAD, TO READ , TO RELAX, TO MEDITATE, TO KEEP FIT PHYSICALLY AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND THEN SIMPLY, TO 'PETER OUT,'. GRATITUDE KEEPS ME AWARE OF ALL THE GOOD I HAVE DESPITE WHAT I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH. MY DIARY OF 'ABUNDANCE' HELPS ME SEE ALL THE POSITIVES IN MY LIFE, HOWEVER SLOWER I CAN ACCOMPLISH.

I HOPE THAT YOU, THE READER, WILL FORGIVE MY ABSENCE.  I HOPE THAT YOU CAN
REMEMBER THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS AND DEAL WITH I WISH ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD THANKFULNESS FOR WHAT WE
DO HAVE! LET'S CELEBRATE NOW, TODAY, FOR THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE!
G. BLESS US ALL, UNTIL  THE NEXT BLOG, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN JAN. 2018
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