A friend told me that having some disapointments and not being able to walk right now is ‘my cross to bear.’ This seems short-sighted to me. Is anything that we go through that is hard automatically part of the Easter story? Or is it just part of being human?
Sometimes things just happen like strokes and a myriad of other health crises. It doesn’t mean we god incarnate and have a mission like Calvary. It just means we are part of the human experiment. Bad stuff happens. Scary stuff happens. We carry on. We pretend we are brave. We do our best and try to be thoughtful and kind in the process.
I am not carrying a cross anywhere, thank you very much. I am doing my best to improve every day. I treat people with tenderness and try to help when they go through hard times because I know what it’s like to be human. I have empathy. I care about people.
P. S. I spent time writing this morning in my office. My usual writing chair is too deep and comfy to get out of, but sitting there had the feeling of getting back to some sort of normal. I am grateful. That’s all we can do, right? We carry on and help when we can. May you have peace. I love you!
Susan
Thank you Yvonne!
Got my boot today. I can walk again. It is heavy so I will be strengthening my leg. What has this change in my body meant to me? I have to slow down, take in every moment, love people, and that they may be going thru hardships we can't even imagine. I pray for u, me and others. I am watching over u thru the words u share about how u r doing. And encouraging u too.