Kudos
I spent the morning painting doors in our basement. It is not one of my favorite things to do. it is not that it is hard, it is just not something I wanted to do. However it needed to be done. Some doors were in greater need than others. At one point, I was trying to figure out why I was painting one of them, it needed a good wash down more than a coat of paint. But, I was asked to paint, so I gave it a quick scrub and proceeded to paint. Others needed more than one coat of paint. I must admit that it does brighten the room as well.
So, this whole experience got me thinking. I decided that I wanted to send kudos out to my little brother. Yesterday, he was very optimistic and lifted my spirits. Challenges of life were all upon us and it sounded like some were getting a little down. I loved his comment. "Don't be bitter, just do it, if other don't go along then there will be more for us." Thanks! What a profound message for all of us.
When life is getting scraped, tainted, spotted, or stain we should not let it knock us down. We just need to get up, put in a little extra elbow grease and lay down a fresh coat of paint. It does not matter what the situation is. As I put the two thoughts together, I started thinking of others whose example we can learn from.
Kurt Douglas has recently come forward and let the world know he has throat cancer. I am sure it is a challenging thing to deal with, yet instead of letting it bog him down, he has embraced it for what it is and is dealing with it.
This past weekend we learned of a man who was gunned down while in the service of the Lord. This morning I read some of the comments from those who survive him. I can only imagine the road ahead of them, but they are optimistic if not out right bold, they will excel. They will learn from the experience that has been placed upon their shoulders and succeed. The statement was, "for him and us, we must!"
We have some very dear friends who we are blessed to share our lives with.
Several years ago, the mother was diagnosis with MS, yet this year she ran a Ragnar and signed up to do it again next year.
Their daughter has some crazy disease that prohibits her from having any dairy, period. She has set the goal of becoming a chef so she can cook for others with similar disabilities.
A sibling of the family has recently lost his job. They did their best to survive, but have not been having much success. Our friends recently took them in. Their family of 6 live upstairs and their siblings' family of 6 lives downstairs. It sounds and often looks chaotic, but they are making it work.
Thank you little brother for reminding me that I need to get a jar of optimistic paint and start painting. It has given me must to think about. Maybe we can all think about it. Sometimes there are things that just are dealt to us. It is up to us to figure out what color to paint and make it work. If we find out the first color does not work then we can always go back and get a different jar. The point is to keep painting, moving forward, and enduring to the end.
So, this whole experience got me thinking. I decided that I wanted to send kudos out to my little brother. Yesterday, he was very optimistic and lifted my spirits. Challenges of life were all upon us and it sounded like some were getting a little down. I loved his comment. "Don't be bitter, just do it, if other don't go along then there will be more for us." Thanks! What a profound message for all of us.
When life is getting scraped, tainted, spotted, or stain we should not let it knock us down. We just need to get up, put in a little extra elbow grease and lay down a fresh coat of paint. It does not matter what the situation is. As I put the two thoughts together, I started thinking of others whose example we can learn from.
Kurt Douglas has recently come forward and let the world know he has throat cancer. I am sure it is a challenging thing to deal with, yet instead of letting it bog him down, he has embraced it for what it is and is dealing with it.
This past weekend we learned of a man who was gunned down while in the service of the Lord. This morning I read some of the comments from those who survive him. I can only imagine the road ahead of them, but they are optimistic if not out right bold, they will excel. They will learn from the experience that has been placed upon their shoulders and succeed. The statement was, "for him and us, we must!"
We have some very dear friends who we are blessed to share our lives with.
Several years ago, the mother was diagnosis with MS, yet this year she ran a Ragnar and signed up to do it again next year.
Their daughter has some crazy disease that prohibits her from having any dairy, period. She has set the goal of becoming a chef so she can cook for others with similar disabilities.
A sibling of the family has recently lost his job. They did their best to survive, but have not been having much success. Our friends recently took them in. Their family of 6 live upstairs and their siblings' family of 6 lives downstairs. It sounds and often looks chaotic, but they are making it work.
Thank you little brother for reminding me that I need to get a jar of optimistic paint and start painting. It has given me must to think about. Maybe we can all think about it. Sometimes there are things that just are dealt to us. It is up to us to figure out what color to paint and make it work. If we find out the first color does not work then we can always go back and get a different jar. The point is to keep painting, moving forward, and enduring to the end.
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