ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD

ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD

I am a loss as to what to write about today. I have no campaigns to launch, I have no major complaints, I have no amusing antics from my son in Greenland, and I have no funny story to relate....all I have at this moment of time in my life is a sense that all can be right with the world.

I passed another personal test yesterday and left the safety of my home and returned to the YMCA for aquatic classes. I wish I could say it was a snap, but there was one moment, while walking to the entrance, that a panic attack came over me. My friend just told me to breath deeply and that I could do it. Guess what? I did it! Besides the personal victory in all this, I was pleased to be greeted and welcomed back by so many people. It is nice to know people care and that you are missed.

Our weather here in Buffalo is absolutely a delight. People can say all they want about our Buffalo weather, but it is in times like today, I am tempted to say. "Eat your hearts out" all you people suffering in the heat in the rest of the country. The days are warm (in the 70's), sunny, clear and the nights are cool...just perfect for sleeping.

In the area of family relationships, all is well there too. Since my last illness/hospital stay, relations between my one daughter and myself have been reopened. We now talk on the phone and end our chats with "I love you" and it is comfortable. My granddaughter checks up on me every day and she may never know how relieved that makes me feel. Living alone with a medical problem can be frightening, but it is comforting to know someone is watching out for you.

After more than a year, I am finally nearing the end of preparing a family album of my family that covers from the mid 1880's to now. I am excited to get it sent out and published. I feel like I am about ready to give birth to a baby who is long over due. So the sense of fulfillment and acomplishment only adds to my sense of well-being today.

I look around me and see an abundance of everything: shelter, food, friends, family, and daily activites and can only feel good about it. I know that Life is not always this simple and balanced. Actually this is rare........we face challenges, problems, situations daily that could and generally do rob us of our peace of mind and well-being. So all I can say is that at moment of time at this point of my life, all is well with the world! I may have to pay for this in the very near future and am positive I will, but all that counts is this moment.............you can't live in yesterday's moments nor can you live in tomorrow's.



ANSWER TO LAST TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1958 who was the 1st woman designated a full-fledged "Chef."? Julia Child
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: What president enacted a law requiring cigarette manufacturers to put health warnings on their packages?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.