This past week brought a lot of uncertainty. SHOCKER for me. I guess I am learning to not expect anything but the unexpected. This kind of made me think, in a world where we have no control, what can I truly control? What do I control? What do I OWN, internally speaking? First, my actions. This can be food, lifestyle, personal choices and what comes out of my mouth or fingertips. I don't think anyone can make you be anything you were not already. I think its important to OWN who we are and take action to things that we need to change. I am trying to do that in my lifestyle with my health and in my faith. I admittedly have lost faith at times but never lost hope. I was thinking though that every time I look back at someone else that I should be looking at me. What did I learn? What did I change? What would I change?
ME is a lonely place to be for anyone. It actually should be the acronym for
My Ego!
In the world that I have had pity for myself here are some check points:
This week alone:
- 239 Passengers and crew are still missing from the Malaysia flight
- Ft Hood~3 died and 16 wounded this week
Estimated annually:
- Heart disease: 597,689
- Cancer: 574,743
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
- Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
- Diabetes: 69,071
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364
This by no means covers all of the fatalities or sickness or the family struggles and it does not even touch on the day to day survival of life.
Just a check point. Sometimes I just need a dose of reality and need to stop the pity party already! Party for one!
My heart truth~ D
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