Little Changes

Have you ever basked in the joy and happiness of something or someone? It’s been this way for me for a long, long time. It has spread into more and more areas of my life. I’m referring to the subtle changes of gratitude. My mind shift has made this monster of a disease entirely doable until now. For all of my windows of opportunity, I give thanks.

It’s this way with the love of my wife. Like a burning bush, it comforts and warms me. It’s grown over time, like a fire that covers my life but doesn’t consume or destroy it.

Other people are not like that. Their relationship is heavy and can become wearisome with drama, and from one issue to another, if allowed, they would consume us rather than console us during ALS. Be careful when managing family and friends with this kind of influence. It’s difficult to carry the weight of the destructive storms of disease or disability. However, small changes make a monumental change in our lives.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher. Be not simply good – be good for something. Henry David Thoreau. A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. Elbert Hubbard. Nothing can be done except little by little. Charles Baudelaire. There is no influence like the influence of habit. Gilbert Parker. Simplysaidbysimon, be careful with what you allow into your life. ALS – A Loyal Servant. Thanks, Jilliane.