ICE is a lot like life.
It has its ups and downs. Moments
of rest, moments of restlessness.
Moments of laughter, moments of bothersome worry and sadness. That is exactly how my ICE and my life
have been this past year. But when it
comes right down to it, it is all about LIVING. Trying to get the most out of each day – and having
awareness of the moments of each day.
It truly takes practice, and at
times, I fail miserably at it.
And I believe, when the moments of life and ICE are tough, as hard as it is at the time, we learn SO MUCH about life and ourselves,
And while it is SO easy to focus on the tough moments (and I
promise you I have done this a lot this past year!), focusing on living the positives keep me going. Here are a few highlights over the past year.
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| A son that brings seasons of smiles and joy to this mama's face |
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| An unbelievable and rare once-in-a-lifetime experience |
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| No fan of snow on the deck - but FINALLY this stuff has melted and winter is giving itself up to spring! |
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| A new addition to the family! |
Hopefully some future posts will elaborate a little more on some of the above highlights!
This past week has been such an example of ups and
downs, happiness and sadness. Lessons learned, moments appreciated. An example of why LIVING LIFE TODAY is so,
so important.
I reside in a suburb of the Kansas City area – and earlier
this week – a nasty horrific hate crime was
committed here less than a couple of miles from where we live. It resulted in three innocent lives being
cut short on a Sunday afternoon. The
evil perpetrator was taken into custody just steps from where I am now. Scary and immense sadness. But
we learn from it – so many lessons. It seems over these past few days, everyone around here is
just a bit kinder, more loving to each other.
LIVE AND LOVE.
And then, just three days later, I saw (so thankful to see!) my son break a track school record. It was his goal - such triumph on my son’s
face – such parental happiness for him. One proud mama. LIVING AND LOVING.
Yes, life IS difficult.
ICE IS difficult. But life is good too - and ICE can be good too if we allow it to be. It's all in how we choose to react to it. Up and downs. Cherish the ups. Learn from the downs. And...
