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Good Morning Everyone!
Earlier this morning I read Sister Lori's posting on "Decisions". As I read her words I was once again reminded of a very dear friend of mine and decided this might be a time to share some of her wisdom. These days we are facing shortages on everything from food, to gas to jobs. Not a day goes by where we don't see that more and more companies are laying off or cutting back and yet at the same time we hear/see the price of fuel and food rising at astronomical rates. It's a scary time for everyone and I'm always amazed to see how people react. Some will complain, some will wait for the Government to bail them out and others will let family or friends solve their problems for them. Then there are those who step up to plate and do what they have to do. This entry is about such a lady..........
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a dear online friend of mine in another state. She started her note off with asking how we were as she had seen Kansas had been having storms. (Being a true friend her thoughts were on us, not herself!) She talked about the things in her life that had kept her from writing and then towards the middle of her e-mail she started talking about her job. My friend is a divorce woman who has been supporting her daughter on her own. She depends on this job to take care of both of them and now with the shape of economy her job has been scaled back to four days a week. Add that to the fact her ex-husband just lost his job that means she just lost her child support too.
The whole time I was reading her note my heart was breaking but I should have known who was writing. While most woman would have been complaining, crying, hoping others would help, not her! She was so positive and up-beat it was amazing! She talked of all the things she has "planned" to help bring in money and even has "Plan B" in line in case those don't work out.
As I read her note my heart started to swell with pride. Here was a middle aged woman who was facing a very bleak future and yet she wasn't giving up and or dwelling on it. Instead she was facing the problem head on and deciding what she could do to survive and support her child.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone could be this positive about the things that are going on in there lives??? Don't we all wish we could have a little more of this "drive" to make it??? No matter how much we want to be in control with our economy the average person is going to be making some difficult choices. Maybe we'll have to cut back on groceries, maybe it will the miles we drive or maybe it will be which bill we can pay. Maybe it's time for each of us to put "Plan A" and "Plan B" down on paper so if this happens to us we at least know what we are going to do.
So take a good look around you my friends. Ask yourself what YOU would do if this was to happen to you and how would you would cope. If we're even half as strong as my friend, not only will we make it but we'll come out on top. God Bless, Sher |
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