What a crazy week
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What a crazy week
I haven't posted much lately, mainly just because I haven't had a whole lot to say...I've been doing good but kind of on that whole "auto-pilot" mode the past 6 months. Not "good" but not "bad" either...just kind of "there" ya know.
But just this week a few things have happened that have made me realize I need to be more appreciate for what I have and not take it for granted.
Monday, a good friend and fishing buddy I have known for the past 12 yrs his mom passed ( she was 60 yrs old). Then Wednesday another friend that I have known for the past 4 yrs, her mom has been battling throat cancer for the past 3 yrs, she passed (64 yrs old). Now today another friend that has been been in & out of the Hospital since Christmas with "unknown" health probs for the past 2 months tells me they found a mass on his right lung.
Just tonight it got me to realize....I still have my mom who turns 67 this May and in good health, I'm sober, and I need to be more appreciative of all that. Because there's times I feel down for myself (self pity) because I lost so many family members over the past decade (4 grandparents, 3 uncles, 2 aunts, my dad, and two cousins). But I should be more thankful for what I still have and not what I have lost.
I dunno, just been a long week and been tryin to find some good in it and wanted to share how I felt tonight I guess.
Steve
But just this week a few things have happened that have made me realize I need to be more appreciate for what I have and not take it for granted.
Monday, a good friend and fishing buddy I have known for the past 12 yrs his mom passed ( she was 60 yrs old). Then Wednesday another friend that I have known for the past 4 yrs, her mom has been battling throat cancer for the past 3 yrs, she passed (64 yrs old). Now today another friend that has been been in & out of the Hospital since Christmas with "unknown" health probs for the past 2 months tells me they found a mass on his right lung.
Just tonight it got me to realize....I still have my mom who turns 67 this May and in good health, I'm sober, and I need to be more appreciative of all that. Because there's times I feel down for myself (self pity) because I lost so many family members over the past decade (4 grandparents, 3 uncles, 2 aunts, my dad, and two cousins). But I should be more thankful for what I still have and not what I have lost.
I dunno, just been a long week and been tryin to find some good in it and wanted to share how I felt tonight I guess.
Steve
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I'm sorry for all those losses and illnesses, mate - I'm dealing with some similar things myself with friends and relatives...
I think maybe it's a characteristic of life we probably haven't faced too much, but will have to from about our age on, Steve...
It's good to see you back here reaching out tho, DW
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I think maybe it's a characteristic of life we probably haven't faced too much, but will have to from about our age on, Steve...
It's good to see you back here reaching out tho, DW
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