Today has been a bit of a work day. I wrote a to-do list and started working my way through it, starting with the yacht blogs, of which I did one. I did some other work, did a load of washing and some housework. I did some finance work and some shopping. In a few minutes time, Julian is arriving and we will be doing some painting.
Today I had a reality check…
I was at the Mall doing some shopping and I bumped into someone I haven’t seen for ages, then happened to see yesterday in Fish Hoek and today in Longbeach Mall. Today, I had time to stop and chat. We exchanged pleasantries and then I asked her how her family are doing. That was when she told me the devastating news of her husbands chronic illness including debilitating pain and her son’s cancer which has returned. He is now terminal. His medical team seems to feel they cannot do anything more except some radiation to reduce his symptoms.
Suddenly my 4 intrusions in 4 weeks didn’t seem so important. While frightening, they were not life threatening. Â As my friend’s eyes filled with tears, I felt the world on her shoulders.
So very hard. I walked away thinking how difficult that must be and how easy I have it.
No more complaining!
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
Meeting my friend made me sit up and take notice. While it has been stressful, there is too much good stuff going on in my life to let a couple of crooks get the better of my mind!
#420 of my 1000 thanks is for the number of ticks I’ve got on my to-do list. I’m off to get the washing off the line. 🙂
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂