Update:
Still no internet at the church; that makes getting work done so
difficult. My administrative assistant
and I talked about the changes over the last few years in how we do business;
the internet has become essential.
Hopefully my tech guy will get it up and running today so we can get
back to business as normal. How has your
life/work changed in the last ten years due to technology?
I got the things required to be done on Friday morning and then rushed
home to get changed for the wedding. The
ceremony went well—it had its funny moments and I think it was beautiful as
well. I’m so happy for Travis and
Brittany. You know that you’ve attended
a wedding reception in Wisconsin when you have a live Polka Band play for over
an hour! I know that I am not quite
ready to get up and dance on my prosthesis yet.
Cue old standard joke: “Doctor, will I be able to DANCE after my
operation.” Doc replies, “Of course!” “Good because I’ve always wanted to dance but
never could before…” I still have the
desire but… I did keep time by beating
my cane on the floor! I kept waiting for
them to play the Chicken Dance—I figured that I could dance that one. Or how about the Hokey-Pokey! “You take your left leg OFF and you shake it
all about…”
During the reception someone rolled a heavy wheelchair over my foot (on
my prosthesis). The lady was so apologetic
when she realized what she had done. She
just couldn’t believe that I said it was “fine, no problem.” Maybe she thought I was drunk and didn’t feel
it. Oh, if you only knew lady! LOL.
On Saturday morning there is a construction workday at the church
starting at 8 a.m. and runs all day. I
have another wedding to attend this afternoon and evening. Whew!
This has been a busy week and I haven’t had time to exercise or ride my
bicycle very often times. I told my wife
that I am really looking forward to having the time to get back to my exercises
& the bike this next week. I miss
it.
Thought for the Day:
“If you wake up in the morning with gratitude on your mind, it’s pretty
difficult, in fact almost impossible, to feel anything but peace… I learned a long time ago that it’s easy to
allow my mind to slip into various forms of negativity. When I do, the first thing that leaves me is
my sense of gratitude. I begin to take
people in my life for granted, and the love that I often feel is replaced with
resentment and frustration. What this exercise reminds me to do is to focus on
the good in my life.” [Richard Carlson,
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all small stuff].
So who are you grateful for? Who
has done something for you? It might be
your spouse who made breakfast for you this morning. It could be that stranger who let you into
the traffic lane you needed during your morning commute. Family members? Friends? Neighbors? Strangers?
God?
Don’t let yourself get stuck in negative thinking. Open up your heart and mind to give
thanks. Each one of us has lots to be
thankful for if we only take a moment to think about it. Even with a life filled with problems and
difficulties, there are plenty of topics of thanks. Rather than making a list of everything you
can find wrong, why don’t you work at making a list of everything that is
right? One act of thanks can lead to
another and another, until pretty soon your heart is filled with
gratitude. So let the sunshine in!
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