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The wife and i have a friend.......been friends for years.
Same age as my wife...got to know her when she would cycle past our house every morning on her way to work.
Man she used to make me laugh.....she would ring that little cycle bell and pull a stupid face on the way past....had me and the wife in stitches on a lot of miserable wet mornings.
She loved life.....always of on a cruise or holiday..she would say "Ive just got to see it"......the wife and her polished off plenty of vino over the years..
good friends......anyway.
She is dying and has been for a while.......she is now in a home
she has MS..
We go to see her..........but I'm convinced she dont want us there.
She cant talk........or see........or sit still........any more
All the life has gone........her sparkle has gone.........she is just a shell.
She dont get a reprieve........in fact I'm convinced from conversations i had with her before she got to bad ....that she doesn't want to live.
And theres me..........with a reprieve......if i apply a simple set of steps to my life...
i have the opportunity to live the rest of my life.
Today i wanna express my gratitude for the reprieve given to me by god and the twelve steps.
Life can be beautiful ...if only at times i look at it from the right angle.
god bless .........shaun.
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