Why are women sadder as they get older? Ummmmm, can't answer that. But I'm just glad none of you were at my house over the weekend. I had my hands full with a serious family situation. I thought I was gonna die, cry, and was thinking why God would give me such a challenge right after I cracked my tailbone and was in pain? But, you know what? Today is the first day of the rest of my life, the crisis is over, my tailbone is feeling better and I'm happy again.
But, I didn't always look at it that way. I remember Claire, that you told me outright several years ago when things were especially difficult for me, that I was depressing you just hearing about my crap. You are the only one in our family who can and will speak so frankly. But you did me a great favor and I have tried hard ever since then to change my attitude and to avoid depressing people and avoid hanging out with losers.
Since I changed my attitude I now believe that no matter what our current challenge or crisis is, it's not as bad as someone else's and I certainly wouldn't trade my problems for anyone else's. All of these situations, no matter what they are, make us stronger if that's what we choose. Or we can allow them to get us down and depressed. I always remind myself that "these things too shall pass" and they do and will.
I always crack myself up when I send out my newsy Christmas letters every year, because if I wrote down the crap that happens then I probably would be in the looney house at this point of my life. But instead, I write down the happy highlights of each of my children so that when everyone receives these happy letters, they may perceive that my family is a perfect and happy family. Isn't that funny? And in reality, these happy highlights are what keep me going, because those happy and good times are indeed my blessings.
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