Inspire another and Inspire Yourself.

I was reminded, quite strongly today, that getting over being negative about my own life is simply a matter of trying to inspire someone else with their life.

Sounds easy?   Guess what, it is!!

I was feeling a little discouraged today.   Some things in my life that I wanted to have in my life by this time are not yet in my life.   There are several excuses for this.   Some of them are actually valid, but the timetables I set for myself are slipping.   It is discouraging.   Literally, the opposite of courage, fear.  Dis-Couraging.  After chatting with my friend, I no longer felt discouraged.   I felt full of life and re-inspired.

A little background about my friend:

She is going through a horrific time with her son.   He has severe heart problems and his prognosis for even the next 5 years is not too good.   She asked me my opinion on how to keep him from worrying about the tests that are upcoming and his prognosis.   Worrying is really not a strong enough word.   Despairing might be a better one.

I found that by talking with her about the hope, the quality of life, the strength of humor, and the attitude that the parents have directly effect how their child will process events.   Will it be a time of fear about what may come, or will it be a time of getting the information they need to know to live life to the fullest amongst his particular limitations.  

I do not quote myself that much in these blogs, but I feel that the words that came from my mouth show that something greater than myself was giving me the words.    (In other words, I am not this wise in real life.  I have to have help from a divine source.)

This is part of a conversation with the mother of this boy on the impending day of cardiac testing.
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"Children pick up on what is happening around them.  They look to their parents and family for cues to their behavior in any situation.   If you are tense and worrying about his testing, he will be.   If you rather see it as helpful, he will."

"Testing helps to get rid of the unknown.   The fear comes from the unknown.   Am I healthy, ill, dying, is my heart failing again?  What is my prognosis?   Can I have any hope when I do not know the future?  Anything that can give you concrete information will help you and your son to address whatever comes up."



"If you have as the goal of the next couple of weeks is to find what there is about life that you can appreciate and love, live and enjoy now, then the day you get testing done will be just like those days.   They are ones filled with life, love, joy, hope, and peace."

"Have as the goal of that day of testing to live the sh*t out of life!   Knock the doctor's and P.A.'s socks off by your vibrancy for living.   By your hope and joy shining out of your life.   Tell jokes that day.   Get a book of jokes and keep the reception area in stitches.    Live."
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