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Not today

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It makes everyone more comfortable to think I'm ok, looking up to me for my strength, or being off the hook for having to be concerned. There are days I can handle it, my shoulders feel strong. And then there are the other days.....

Gratefulness and Family

Not much going on.  What a wonderful thing to be able to say. My house entered escrow and I spent an afternoon crying and knowing that it was necessary. That's done and now I have moved on with being grateful for so many things. Big things and little things; the "things" don't matter, it's being grateful that matters. I have a few people in my life that have NO family. One in particular has no one except a spouse. How does one get through in this world without family? I've always said that my siblings were the greatest gift my parents could have bestowed upon me. They have been a balm in the storm knowing I could count on them. Even our blacksheep, who I haven't seen since my mom died, would be there if I called him. It's something our Mom taught us without even saying a word. I realize now that I can get through just about anything, day by day. With or without help, when I stop fretting over what could possibly happen tomorrow, I do so much bett...