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I have had one of those days where you gain a priceless lesson in perspective.

Firstly, a beloved new friend is at the bedside of her dying brother, deciding whether or not to turn off his life support. That is living hell.

Secondly, I spent half my day talking to an amazing German lady about the holocaust and national guilt in Germany; plus the work she has done with abused families, then with orphans in Vietnam who have been born deformed and disabled by Agent Orange. They are now dumped by their families in droves. She is an incredibly peaceful, gentle woman. She changed my worldview in so many areas.

If you aren’t on a transplant list and may die; don’t have diabetes which is slowly destroying your body; don’t have an aneurysm which could kill you at any moment; or have any form of slow death illness, chronic pain disorder or physical or mental disability which stops you from being who you could be… or are in a war zone where you cannot do anything other than struggle to survive… then whatever ails you can be addressed and rectified.

1013016_307856609350807_982840812_n Take advantage of what you DO have. Just go write.

After three weeks in nearly constant pain and now all this today, I feel like yelling “get over it.” Our lives are so cushy compared to many other parts of the world… and those of many who are hurting right next to us. It is too easy to become self-orientated and lose the bigger picture of what matters most in life. Appreciate the gifts you have that many are denied.

You have the power to get over whatever holds you back. Use it or waste it. It’s up to you.

Comments are off as I am still on sick leave until the end of next week. God bless you all. Thrive, be in good health and enjoy your creative journey.