It seems that the last week has been just one thing after another and today yet more bad news of difficulties affecting another close friend, another situation I feel terribly sorry about and one I can, I think, do very little to help in sadly.
Everything comes in three's they say so maybe things will begin to turn a round now, I sincerely hope so for those involved, things surely must begin to look more positive soon, I have rarely experienced, even second hand, such a run of unfortunate and sad situations, it's definitely time for things to improve among those I care for.
Amazingly as I was typing this post I received an email from a friend which caused me to change it's content half way through. really, many more of the depressive dirges and you would all have been running for the hills! The email contained a link, the link was to a page giving a lighthearted definition of the phrase 'shit happens'. This is a life situation that has been discussed before between myself and the friend who hit my mail box at such an appropriate moment....... but somehow this time and with such immaculate timing, like turning a switch it made me consider the ups and downs of the last few days and turn my thoughts around.
Shit just does happen, it isn't always within our control and we can only make decisions on the information we have at the time. Life is a risk, we take risks every day to some degree but now and again we are faced with choices that require us to take bigger chances, that require us to make decision that we don't always realise the future implications of but we have to live with and deal with the fall out when it happens. We have no choice, shit does happens and we have to accept our temporary misfortune, look it in the eye and contend with it
These choices and the effect they have on our lives, if we look hard enough have often a positive aspect to them which isn't always immediately obvious. It takes us time to see what can be gained from something that initially seems to be a negative, and yet how we handle life's curved balls invariably makes us the people we are.....and stronger.
Whilst today's news is horrible, and a great shock, the individual concerned knows how sorry I feel and knows I will do anything within my power to help, they know they are very much in my thoughts right now but they also know that with time the situation will seem less traumatic and ultimately may have some positive outcome.
So, onward and upward my friend, you know who you are. Take time to re-group your thoughts, allow yourself to heal from the shock of today's events but remember you will look back on this and see it differently, remember you are loved and in the dark moments remember there is some positive aspect to be found in almost any situation, though it might not seem like it right now, there is.
And not to make light of the situation but I know the person of whom I speak will appreciate this....this is what you get when you hurriedly try to take a picture of a 'small cat' to send as reminder of more cheerful things:
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