Two months and more of not blogging although I have had a lot of thoughts - on cancer, chemo treatments, "the man who shall not be named", populism, xenophobia, harassment - all so much negative stuff.
But also positiveness. Like amazing family and friends, encouragement, good days, hobbies like genealogy, card making, scrapbooking, reading and some brain work games!
How does one sum up a life, a day, a moment? This morning there was a shared blog about a young woman from Australia who passed away June 2018 and had her family post her reflections after she died. It' not because it was necessarily original observations yet it was all relevant in that she reminded one that we should not sweat the small stuff. Sure we can get annoyed at missing a bus, losing things, having annoying or rude people around us but we should feel it and then move.
I feel blessed to live in a country with excellent health care (in Alberta anyway) and with a social conscience even though it is not up to my Scandinavian roots standard. It is so far above that of the country south of us that I thank God that my parents chose Canada for their new home.
This morning we heard a whole lot of blast regarding the President's latest rant on race that just makes me question where the world is heading. It seems incredible that so many people around the world feel that they are somehow in trouble because of people of a different race. Really? That is who you WANT to blame? Wouldn't it behoove you to look at your government, the people who are supposed to care about you (in this 21st century, for Heaven's Sake)? Don't find scapegoats in your fellow man but in your Leaders (????).
That's it for today - a little bit of everything.
And keep faith, keep a whole heart, keep love there and SMILE at the folks around you. A smile goes a long way.
Blessings.
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