It is what it is

As she prepares for her second surgery for thyroid cancer, having gone through it two years ago, but has reared it's ugly head and returned, she says, "IT IS WHAT IT IS". I sat in silence while she explained that the tests revealed it was not going to be resolved by radiation as it would shrink but only to return again. Knowing last time the effects of the anesthesia for six months after were worse than the surgery it's self. Watching her as she held onto what ever was close as the room spun so fast she would almost pass out. No driving, never knowing when it would return. Not knowing again if she will have a voice when she wakes up. She tells me, now that we have talked about it, and I'm waiting for a surgery date, there is no need in talking about it again. "IT IS WHAT IT IS" This is now in Gods hands and he will determine the outcome. Her faith, her strength her outlook on life is to be admired. I find those words coming to mind in everyday life. I will be there for her like last time, even though she protests, i pay no attention to her fussing at me. As she was finally getting better last time her husband had a stroke, the events that followed were more that anyone should have to go through. As i sat by his side on the bed and told him i loved him as a single tear fell from his eye, knowing he was dying, my heart breaking, she took over as she always did, taking such extreme care of him. Again her faith taking over to comfort her. I "get it", there are things that are out of our hands, you can fall apart, get mad, hate God, hate the world, but "IT IS WHAT IT IS"

“How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?” Plato

Just Life

Living life is stressful at best. Most folks have the usual ups and downs, some more than others. There are blessings and tragedies. To get through this journey unscathed is non existent. Neither money nor fame, or being the best you can be leaves you exempt. Life is a day to day adventure, sometimes taking your strength to get through the lows back to the highs. If you let it , it can destroy you, by losing faith in humans and God. "Life isn't about surviving the storm, but how to dance in the rain".

When I cease to learn, experience, care, love, It will be because I have taken my last breath! God has given me such pleasure in his creations and the knoweldge to see his gifts.

Beauty of nature

My eyes fixed on a piece of Black Agate, seeing the midnight sky with no moon, just the twinkling of stars. Nature through "God" makes such phenomenal things, look around and you will see beauty in all nature.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is an intellectual choice but also an emotional challenge and a spiritual discipline. To truly forgive takes our mind, heart and soul. Once we understand that we begin to embrace just how difficult it can be.

Brain/Contact

Your brain, after all, is encased in darkness and silence in the vault of the skull. Its only contact with the outside world is via the electrical signals exiting and entering along the super-highways of nerve bundles. Because different types of sensory information (hearing, seeing, touch, and so on) are processed at different speeds by different neural architectures, your brain faces an enormous challenge: what is the best story that can be constructed about the outside world?