Let me preface this by saying I am feeling pretty good with my pain medication, but I've been thinking about something lately. When your life is reduced to trying to find a position that is without pain, you quickly learn what your real priorities are. They are NOT: your job
your bank account
your car or other possessions
who the President is or isn't
any of the other 99% of the bull**** we THINK matters.
The real priorities are:
health
family
friends
God
and a good sense of humor.
Take care of your families..love them..nurture them..be patient...lovingly discipline your children.
Want a friend? Be a friend. This even goes to your pets..love your pets and they will repay you a hundred fold.
Take care of your body. It's the only one you got and it sucks when it hurts constantly. I want to be here for my daughters and my Grandkids. I also want to grow old with the woman I love.
Love God and live the life he wants you too. I'm not talking about just "going to church". Who cares..LIVE a good life. BTW..if you choose to NOT believe in God...that's ok...just seems kinda empty to me.
Laugh, dammit, laugh. I cannot imagine a day that I did not laugh at least once.
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
The gospel according to JadeRose..Have a great weekend, all.
