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something I am grateful for today
Lately I've been feeling pretty rough [headache, mostly]. And I've been having recurring small problems like losing things or having small things break down. And I'm facing new financial difficulties that have been making me worry. So life hasn't felt that good, and admittedly it's been tough for me to think of things to post here.
Last night, purely by chance, I caught a news item on TV [I don't usually watch TV news]. It was about a guy (named John, coincidentally) who was caught in a horrible accident and burned to within an inch of his life. While it was happening, he was begging rescuers to put him out of his misery. He ended up losing the ability to do pretty much anything but think and speak -- he was like a huge baby that can talk.
The news item caught him four years later, after zillions of surgeries and zillions of hours of therapy, all of which he willingly endured. And now he looked like a normal guy, he was totally functional again, had a job and a new fiancée, and was delighted that he made it and was alive.
My eyes ran while I saw this story. Here I was feeling on the verge of defeat in the face of the niggly things I was facing, and then I see everything that life threw at him and he fought back and won. If it had happened to me, I dunno if I woulda been strong enough to survive it all, but this at least reminded me that it is possible to be strong.
I am grateful that this story came around to remind me that it is wonderful to be alive, and that I don't have any Real Major Problems... it gave me some much-needed perspective and helped put me back on track.
Last night, purely by chance, I caught a news item on TV [I don't usually watch TV news]. It was about a guy (named John, coincidentally) who was caught in a horrible accident and burned to within an inch of his life. While it was happening, he was begging rescuers to put him out of his misery. He ended up losing the ability to do pretty much anything but think and speak -- he was like a huge baby that can talk.
The news item caught him four years later, after zillions of surgeries and zillions of hours of therapy, all of which he willingly endured. And now he looked like a normal guy, he was totally functional again, had a job and a new fiancée, and was delighted that he made it and was alive.
My eyes ran while I saw this story. Here I was feeling on the verge of defeat in the face of the niggly things I was facing, and then I see everything that life threw at him and he fought back and won. If it had happened to me, I dunno if I woulda been strong enough to survive it all, but this at least reminded me that it is possible to be strong.
I am grateful that this story came around to remind me that it is wonderful to be alive, and that I don't have any Real Major Problems... it gave me some much-needed perspective and helped put me back on track.