One of the people
that joined the blog challenge is Jena Sherry, her post yesterday
Count Your Blessings – Often is what inspired my post for today.
I try to be open and transparent and this post is one that I
am writing from the heart.
I have been open and honest on my blog and with some of you
more directly about some of the issues that I have faced over the last two
years. I know everyone has issues and I am not asking for pity and as you will
see that is not the focus of this blog but it puts things in perspective.
In the last two years, both my wife and daughter have been hospitalized,
my wife on top of other issues related to a non-cancerous tumor which was
removed already 15 years ago is now a diabetic, and for the past year both my
wife and I left a toxic work environment and have not had any significant
income in a year.
On the positive side; thank G-D the diabetes is under
control and we are all healthy, our faith in G-D is still strong if not
stronger, my daughters are maturing into young women who volunteer their time
helping students with special needs and are happy. Not a simple thing that teenagers are happy.
My family has always been a constant support and could
not have gotten through the good times and the bad times without their help.
However, what are grateful for and truly amazed at are the friends that
I have developed over the years. We have good friends that we have made in the
cities that we have lived and even though we may not see them every day or
speak with them every day they continue
to be a an important part of my life. I don’t tell them that often enough, but I
know they know it.
Then there is my circle of online friends. Many, of which I have never met in person. Yet to be very honest,I would consider some to be very good friends whose support is invaluable to me.
In any event, I am
aware as I look to grow my consulting business and make connections and
navigate through the current challenging waters I need their friendship more
than perhaps they need mine. While I am OK with that and understand that it
makes me at times feel like a nudge. So please know your friendship is
important to me and my desire to connect comes from wanting to learn, grow, and
help each other.
I want to share a few lines from Jena’s blog that inspired
this post:
“I am once again reminded that I am SO blessed! …….My
circle of friends has gone through a time of many hardships. We've helped each
other through job changes, divorces, deaths of parents, close family members
and even children. These events lead us to the epiphany that
things happen in life and that we never know how long we will have the gift of
one another. ………… All too often, life gets going in a whirlwind
and we forget to just sit back, look around, and be thankful for the abundance
that we have. “
The reason I haven't posted the past couple of days is because I have been fortunately overwhelmed with friends and family! I traveled a couple of hours to see a dear friend get married and I watched as she and her husband stood, surrounded by people who had traveled from other states and even other countries to be there. You could truly feel the love and support in that room. The people in our lives are our network, our support, and at times, our strength. Good luck on your journey!
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