Perspective

Forgive me for sounding like a broken record. But I truly am happy. This is the first Christmas in 19 years that I haven’t let stress or fear control my life.

The past few weeks I’ve listened as co-workers, friends, and Facebook peeps stress about all of the things they “have to do” to get ready for Christmas. I smile because there isn’t anything “I have to do” because I’m ready for Christmas in my heart.

It’s not just Christmas that I’m ready for either. I’m ready for life. My life is wonderful. I’m happy and I am truly blessed.

I have a couple of close friends that are going through some bumpy times right now. I wish I could help. I wish I could fix everything for them. But the only thing I can do is just be a friend.

There are also those I know who are unhappy. I’m unsure as to why they’re unhappy. But I think it has something to do with perspective. The way we perceive the world around us affects how we think, feel, and interact with others.

Because perspective does make all the difference I would like to share a blog post from Ellie at One Crafty Mother. I don’t know Ellie in real life and I only started following her blog a few months ago… about the time she suspected something might be wrong. You see, today (3 days before Christmas) Ellie starts cancer treatment for a tumor in her neck. She has a long, bumpy road ahead of her.

I’ve been privileged enough to read Ellie’s blog as she dealt with her fear of diagnosis and then her resulting acceptance. Her post yesterday awed me. I can’t properly put into words how it made me feel. Let me just say that I admire Ellie for many reasons and I wish her all the best.

Please visit Ellie over at One Crafty Mother.