I have decided

I’m finishing up a good book, Think Ahead: 7 Decisions You Can Make Today for that God-Honoring Life You Want Tomorrow by Craig Groeschel. It is an incredibly simple yet profound way to live, and I immensely enjoyed it.

More often than deserved or desired, I am confronted with the triplets—mindless, thoughtless, and clueless—just an accurate description of behavior. I am not able to change others even with multiple variations of methods. Between their limitations and mine, sometimes, it is what it is. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor Frankl.

An easy way for me to handle my difficulties is to pre-program my response. Pre-deciding that I will be ready, devoted, faithful, an influencer, generous, consistent, and a finisher is tremendous in my being the person I am determined to be. This monster of a disease is more manageable when I have a made-up mind.

I will quickly agree that it’s no picnic. I’m a witness that it’s an unending battle—just as it is in dealing with healthcare professionals problems. I’m also a realist who is alive mostly because of grace and my undaunted love for living this life with gusto. Simplysaidbysimon, be the change you want to see in others with ALS – Attitudes Loving Survival.