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I'd like to share something about how I handled a difficult, delicate situation.
Today I completed the pre-planning for my ill, elderly mother's funeral. Now that's difficult to do, but it is better to do now as opposed to later. It is a sense of relief.
That is an awesome very challenging task you performed.
I am not sure if I have the strength to pre plan that out but it does need to be done
I am glad for you doing it now than when it is under a later more stressful time.
Sometimes within in a day we tend to focus on what is going wrong in life or what we did not get accomplish in a day but forget to think of things we should have gratitude for.
What is one of your best things you have to offer or proud about today?
patience & today I sent a lot of wishes of blessings to every friend I have.
Since y'all were sharing the stories about the homeless guys, I will share this one:
I was at the airport lounge waiting for my flight about five years ago. My mother had passed away and I was coming back from the funeral and generally feeling sorry for myself. At a table near me were five or six men in their early-20s. They were all in a foul mood and arguing with each other a lot. I got the feeling they were sick of each other and their trip had not gone well. When their bill came, they all starting pulling out wrinkled bills and laying them in a stack on the table. It seemed like they were coming up short because they all started arguing again.
I went up to the bartender with my bill and quietly asked him to add their bill to mine. I asked that he not tell them until I had left, then I walked out of the bar.
This turned out to be very self-serving because it really cheered me up and reminded me not to wallow in my own grief.
One thing I'm proud of is I'm not as naive as I used to be. Such a huge relief to finally live in real world as opposed to the imaginary paradise conjured by my naivety.
After I rescued myself and my kids from an abusive man, I'm content with my life, my kids, my family, my friends, my job. There's nothing missing. I'm not saying life is easy, but I'm happy.
The thing I am most proud of is that all 3 of my girls turned out okay. i had to raise them without their mom and it was not always easy. I really felt overburdened at times but I stuck with it. I managed to get my Masters Degree at the same time also. Now maybe they can take care of dad????????
Me and my two sisters were raised by our dad so I tend to have a soft spot for dads that are single dads...i know how hard it was for him being a single dad raising 3 girls..it wasn't always easy..i know there were times he would of loved to of had a mom around to answer some of those questions or help through some of those times..so my hat is off to single dads raising girls..and single moms raising boys too lol..
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