TODAY'S GIFT - SEPTEMBER 2014

[MajestyJo]

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

You are reading from the book Today's Gift

Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times by sharing the solutions we found.

When stormy weather comes, we need to feel we are like other people. It's not that misery loves company, but that we don't want to feel we're in this alone.

We will never have perfect living conditions. The only place where every day is a sunny one is in the desert. When pain comes, we can walk through our problems and settle things quickly, rather than prolonging the hurt by battling our way around the obstacles in an effort to avoid them.

What problem can I confront and eliminate today?

My preoccupation with my son and his unwillingness to get help from a doctor or unwilling to go back to counselling. Everything is so what and I don't care and it is hard to be around the energy and not take it on. I think his fear is that he is fearful of what they will find if they examine him. Not very easy to accept, but it is his choice.