Gosh, I have been procrastinating on posting and now that I actually am sitting down to post I am overwhelmed by everything. I guess writing what I am about to say is another way of having to face the reality of my health and my life.
It is 6 years this month that I am on oxygen. I am now on the organ transplant list and I am waiting for two lungs. A lot of life has transpired in the last 6 years and I could never recap it all but I must say that I have put my best foot forward and have lived my life with a zest like never before. Out of the last 5 years, this past year has been the most challenging of all. I am unable to play volleyball and get around as before. I basically stay at home and wait for assistance to go shopping, to clean my home, for meals and any leisure activities outside my home. However, let me tell you what I can do!I can keep my positive attitude.
I can keep a smile on my face.
I can keep working out at my pulmonary rehabilitation sessions.
I can keep making goals and visualize them.
I can keep making affirmations and I can pray.
I can keep working towards making myself stronger before surgery so I can come out stronger from it.
Decide to enjoy
Even the most difficult work feels easy when you let it flow from your heart. You can take on the most complicated and challenging tasks with effortless ease when you let go of your resistance to them.
Do you feel resentment about what you must do? If so, you're only making it more difficult and unpleasant.
Can you choose instead to feel sincere gratitude for the opportunity to get it done? Of course you can, and by so doing you dramatically improve your performance.
If the effort feels disagreeable, that's only because you want it to feel disagreeable. And why exactly would you want that?
Resentment and resistance will only bring you down, and cause you to work longer at doing what you don't want to do. Yet it is always within your power to make a positive change.
Decide to enjoy what you're doing, and just like magic you'll suddenly be doing what you enjoy. Not only that, you'll be doing a much better job of it.
-- Ralph Marston
Celebrate Life,
Alma
2 comments:
Dear Alma,
I am so grateful for your e-mail, this is a quick response as I have lung info to share but need to wait to tomorrow for the correct data which may or may not be helpful but I believe I would be failing you as a friend not to share another friend's pulmonary fibrosis journey. Putting a best foot forward and living with more zest than ever is my goal, But you speak it with such conviction, I am inspired by all that you do, all that you believe because every cell in your body is doing and believing.
I love you Alma old roommate,
Betty
Was just thinking the other day that I had not read an entry from your blog in a while. Wow! I am so glad you were able to
share being on the transplant list with everyone. It was so well written and I like your positive stand. I was listening
to a Zan Cast today with Thich Nhat Hanh speaking. Facing each day with a smile was part of his message. Actually a big part of
his message.
Know this Alma, I think of you often and I'm sending positive energy your way. Anytime you would like me to come, I'll be there.
These are not just words, but I really mean it.
xoxo JJ
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