Tewi wrote:
I am back for another run at this issue with you. There is a saying : I have met the enemy. The Enemy is me! ... NO NO NO I am not saying this is easy. It is not easy. It is, and can be, a pain in the rear end. I too am embarrassed at times with it. ... Do you know what a challenge it was when I fell in the Dubai (United Arab Emirates) International Airport in November of 2016 and (with a severely broken left hip) flew (7 hours) to Hong Kong where my Hong Kong Doctor told me how bad the break was and we needed to operate immediately. When I then flew from Hong Kong to Seattle (an 11 hour flight and laid over 3 hours) then flew to Phoenix, Arizona so the Mayo Clinic could replace my hip. NO never once did I take a pain pill or drink alcohol to numb out. ...
OMGosh! Tewi! WOW! This was a fantastic "realization check"! At times I can have the "poor me" attitude. But then I remember to focus on all the things that I am thankful to my God for: and these things include the category "good" and even the category "bad" (e.g., a major issue with my youngest teenage son that caused major carnage and damage to himself a number of family members but in the end has turned this youth's life around for the better).
Tewi: thank you for reminding me to focus on all the good blessings that I have been bestowed with from above. And allow me to express a *sigh* for your broken hip plight that you suffered. I can only imagine the trauma of that event. Nevertheless, your current/present response to that "challenge" is very admirable!
Thank you for your contribution!