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Life’s
Challenges
By
Kathy Magoto
Life
is busy and it seems that we all walk a thin line in life. It’s a constant balancing act between our
civic responsibilities, our personal and physical well being, as well as our spiritual
growth. For most of us we lose our peace
when we struggle to find enough time, energy or money to accomplish the goals
we deem important.
For
example, a friend of mine has been working lots of overtime, they have no
personal time to rejuvenate or attend their family commitments, which involve
baseball games, track meets, and birthday celebrations. Of course the positive side of their current
situation is their job is providing them with the ability to pay their bills
and build a savings. The downside is
they don’t get to spend time with their loved ones and life is passing them
by.
Another
friend of mine has had their hours cut and has to continue maintaining their
household with a reduction of income.
They now have time for themselves, their family and all the events in
life, however they have to go into “conservation mode” since they do not know
if their job will continue to decline.
Life
happens, but rarely according to our plan.
Ever venture to say how many ups and downs occur in any person’s
life? Innumerable! Nonetheless we all experience the peaks and
valleys of life but somehow we manage to pull ourselves up and move forward. Perhaps the lesson in life’s challenges is
not just to overcome them but how we overcome them. Two great ways to ease the burdens of life
are attitude and friendships. Depending
on our attitude a challenge may only be a bump in the road. And when we are
surrounded by a loving family and faithful friends to share our life the path
is even smoother, because friendships double your joys and divides your
sorrows.
Wishing
you peace, joy, love, health, happiness, in other words--balance.
Mark
your calendars to attend the following Versailles benefits:
Saturday,
January 19th – Firemen’s Dance at the K of C Hall 8:00 pm
Tickets are $5.00 at the
door.
Saturday,
January 19th – Vet’s Club Liver and Onion Dinner 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Dine in or carry out
Sunday,
January 20th – K of C Pork Lion Dinner
Presale only call Roger
Schlater at 526-9767
Sunday,
January 27th -- Versailles Bowler’s
Breakfast at the Eagles 8:30 – 12:30 pm
Tickets are $5.00 at the
door
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