What to do when life happens without our permission!

This young beautiful and talented woman had BIG Dreams while pursuing her life's goals when the news hit hard: Cancer out of Remission.

"Noooooo, I have BIG dreams!" she said.

Life consists of many happy moments for which we can be grateful for; however, some sad moments we experience teach us how to be grateful for what we have in the here and now.

The phrase ""OMG is a fact of life!"
Sometimes life happens without our permission and here's one example.

As a freelance writer I'm reminded of a saying back in the 1970's that went something like, "every rain garden needs a little rain".

As a baby boomer and not new to the concept that 'life happens without our permission,' I'd like to offer a few suggestions to dealing with 'life's happens-stance and circumstance'

It's a fact of life that sometimes life happens without our permission and this is but one example. Life consists of many happy moments for which we can be grateful for; however, some sad moments we experience teach us how to be grateful for what we have in the here and now.

As a freelance writer, interviewer, and trilingual interpreter, I'm reminded of a saying back in the 1970's that went something like, "every rain garden needs a little rain".

Not new to the concept that 'life happens without our permission' I'd like to offer a few suggestions to dealing with 'life's happens-stance and circumstance'.

Following are four self-nurturing bits to assist on this self-nurturing path:

(1) Look for the beauty around you: For every little bit of time, please make the time to look at the beauty that surrounds you; the flower, the tree, the blade of grass, the cloud, the breeze, the ant on the ground, the fragrance from that flower, these are a few mentioned to help to nurture your immune system.

(2) Laugh within yourself: One of the most strengthening components of self-healing is the quality of self-laughter. Many of us take it for granted, but don't let that happen to you at this stage in your life. Please feel free to laugh at your own foible, for example: The times when you said ___, when you meant___.

(3) Pray for strength: When you pray for strength you'll sense that you're not alone; because it is a fact that you're not alone. Every time you pray to what you believe, you'll always have the sense that you're not alone. That's the reason you're praying. This is so powerful and nurturing!

(4) Set goals for yourself: You should always have something to shoot for, be it the moon, the stars, the cotton-candy stand, the chocolate bar: just go for it!

(5) You're still here so live, love, laugh! The best part of being who you are today is the fact that you can live in today, love who you are, laugh at the funnies around you... and there are MANY!!

Realistically, we as humans are here but for a flicker of time so when life happens without our permission let's wipe our tears, don't show our hurt, and look forward to our BIG DREAMS!

With that said.... Enjoy every millisecond of your LIFE!

I hope this article has brought some nurturing to your human physique and soul.



Namasté