All my life, I’ve been grateful for good health. And I’ve also been aware, on occasion, that I needed to be reminded of how pain and illness affect daily life. In other words, I needed a dose of empathy.
Likewise, sometimes we need a dose of compassion–not just for ourselves, but for others. We cannot give them, what we do not give ourselves.
So, when we get sick OR fall on our face, we can be thankful … not thankful that we need a reminder, but thankful that as long as we do need a reminder, we will get one.
Life is way cool. It teaches us to love well. And that’s as good as it gets.
May I just say I love you. I mean it with all of my heart.