Our circumstances aren't what truly defines us, our CHOICES do!

I try to add a practical element to each of my blogs that in some way may bless someone...somewhere...whether their lives have been changed by a cruel disease or not...   After all, we are all in this life journey together, just on many diverse paths.

We each tackle life's battles and hopefully only becoming stronger by each and every hurtle.  It's not just a cliche for me....though many days I can't fathom it in that moment...I do know, deep down, that what doesn't kill you, CAN make you stronger.  BUT that 'can' isn't an automatic 'does'!......An awful lot depends on how we choose to respond to our circumstances.  I cannot wish away the life I've been given.  I could fall apart, crumble, and hide in a corner and wait to die.  In your life, you could sulk about a bad marriage, rebellious kids, a horrible boss, money woes, painful regrets, daily life stress, or the plethora of variables that you encounter on life's journey.  But I hope that you have chosen joy instead.  I hope that you, too, can choose to make the best of your circumstances.  I never want to be caught settling for second best in my own life or following the status quo.  If I'm going to be stuck in my bed in my room, then I want to be the best darn sick lady you ever did see!  If I'm only allowed to stand for 2, 5, or 10 minutes on any given day, I can guarantee, I will be making the best of that time!

I hope to encourage someone, someday, somewhere to live their life differently, fuller, more meaningfully, and make a change TODAY with benefits that will last a lifetime.  Living life with NO regrets.....what a blessing that would be to yourself and those around you.  If your life is already riddled with regret, why can't you stop that cycle now?  As I lay here today, in quite a bit of pain, I am trying to think of someway to do something meaningful from where I am, in this moment.  My plans are changed and I may be sad for a moment, but my spirit and heart will not be changed by this circumstance (illness).   I hope if something isn't going your way, maybe your day or plans have changed, maybe someone or some circumstance has disappointed you, choose to not let it change your disposition and choose to make something wonderful happen instead.  After all, our circumstances don't define us, our choices do!  I have met many people who have become a victim of their circumstance, but as a living testimony.....it is my CHOICE on how I let those circumstances define me.  Yes, I've changed as a person because of illness, but no disease will steal my joy, my disposition, my faith, my will, or my heart unless I let it!

Are the circumstances of your life stealing from you?  Take back the control....take back your choice.....take back your JOY!  Don't wait for the new year's resolution, let's all start living with NO REGRETS, right now, today!