Life.......

[GKitty]

My grandmother has always told me, "When you think your life is bad, look up the street, look down the street, and look across the street. Somebody's always fighting something bigger than you are." She's 76; has had a heart attack and a "minor" stroke; outlived her husband, two children, and a grandchild. Even through all that, she's has believed that everyday is a gift and has lived it to the fullest.

It's easy to get wrapped up in the "I have to"s of life, but the reality is this. I don't HAVE to do anything. I get to. I get to go to work. I get to help one of my best friends plan her wedding. I get to help my stepmom move tomorrow... in 30 degree weather. As Mr. Reindeer Sr wrote, it's all about gratitude.

Thank you so much for this thread. It was exactly what I needed today.

[bobarian]

Thanks Carlos, I can only hope to have that attitude in my later years.

[markem]

Two great phrases that my step-mom used almost every time I saw her:

Getting old ain't for sissies

Got up on the right side of the grass; everything else is icing on the cake

[stitch]

I have learned that lesson over and over in life,
From remembering those who didn't come home with me, my father passing when I was 17 at age 55, 1995 when I was literally killed in an accedent, But somehow survived ...2006 when my wife survived an accedent that she probably shouldn't have ....
I never miss a sunset, I share a smoke each night with friends gone away,
And I just plain don't let lifes crap get to me.
I was given this life to enjoy ...And that is what I shall do.