January, 2016 – I was ready! After a wonderful season of celebrations, I was feeling the need to get balance back in my life – a little bit of work and play every day, healthy eating and exercise, maybe some work toward the goals I set for the year. I even chose “balance” as my One Little Word for 2016. But one small movement toward the end of the first week sidelined me for the rest of the month. I stood up, felt the ping, and knew the back injury I had sustained in January, 2015 was revisiting me. It’s a common ailment – a bulging disk pressing on a nerve – that makes standing and walking extremely painful. I knew what to do, I knew who to see, so I started the slow road to recovery (although I am not quite there yet). But I also started to feel sorry for myself, watching all my best laid plans for getting back on track in January slip me by. Poor me!
But as I felt a bit of depression creeping in, I was reminded that my problem was minor compared to some. Within a few weeks I learned that a good friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer again (something she thought she had beaten years ago), three friends as well as my sister were dealing with major health problems in their family, and two other friends experienced the heartbreaking loss of their mothers. I could envision all the prayers circling the stars, trying hard to penetrate the dark cloud that seemed to be hovering in my world. And that’s when I knew I could put the balance back in my life. I just had to find the right perspective. Everyone experiences problems in life, but we have to rise above, keep praying, keep moving forward, and put things in perspective.
So good-bye January! May February bring a rainbow of health and happiness to everyone!
But as I felt a bit of depression creeping in, I was reminded that my problem was minor compared to some. Within a few weeks I learned that a good friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer again (something she thought she had beaten years ago), three friends as well as my sister were dealing with major health problems in their family, and two other friends experienced the heartbreaking loss of their mothers. I could envision all the prayers circling the stars, trying hard to penetrate the dark cloud that seemed to be hovering in my world. And that’s when I knew I could put the balance back in my life. I just had to find the right perspective. Everyone experiences problems in life, but we have to rise above, keep praying, keep moving forward, and put things in perspective.
So good-bye January! May February bring a rainbow of health and happiness to everyone!
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