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Love and Loss
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Ok - so it might just be me...but I've had a few phone calls
and other conversations. The feelings are all the same...fear-driven
and loss driven. I've heard and read that the Dakota Pipeline got a
"stay of execution" as it were...from the Obama Administration.
Hooray. Then I read that President-Elect Donald Trump owns stock in the
company doing the pipeline work....ok...maybe not hooray. It seems
we've all lost a loved one recently....I'm side-stepping what caused
the loss. A loss is a loss - right? And we have no valid way to measure
it's intensity or worth. You know - is a loved one's lost life due to a
heroin overdose less deserving than that of a cancer victim?? This all
being said, I am submitting the following - in no particular order.
The first Christmas after you lose someone is hard. You will not feel
like celebrating, but you will go along with it, for the kids, for the
family. It will hurt. The presents not bought. The chair not sat in.
The memories of past Christmases that threaten to suck the joy out of
the whole day. But you will get through it. You may even raise a smile
through the tears. If you can, thank God for the Christmases you had
with them. Light a candle. Cry. Start a new tradition in their memory.
Next year won't be as hard. Trust me. - Encouragement for those who
lost a loved one.
At any given moment you have the power to say: this is not how the
story is going to end. - nametest.com
Christmas Bucket List: Be the present not buy the present. Wrap someone
in a hug not wrap a present. Send love not gifts. Donate food not shop
for food. Make memories not cookies. Be the light not see the lights. -
JOYFM's photo
It's not what's under the Christmas tree that matters. It's who's
around the tree that matters. - fb/joyofmom
At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought, but what
we built; not what we got but, what we shared; not our competence but,
our character; and not our success but, our significance. Live a life
that matters. Live a life of love. -sungazing.com
Twelve things to always remember: 1)The past cannot be changed.
2)Opinions don't define your reality. 3)Everyone's journey is
different. 4)Things always get better with time. 5)Judgements are a
confession of character. 6)Overthinking will lead to sadness.
7)Happiness is found within. 8)Positive thoughts create positive
things. 9)Smiles are contagious. 10)Kindness is free. 11)You only fail
if you quit. 12)What goes around, comes around. - Life Learned Feelings
"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind
anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If
you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good
you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world
your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway. - Mother Teresa
Life is too short: Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when
you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change.
Love deeply and forgive quickly. Give everything and have no regrets.
Life is too short to be unhappy. You have to take the good with the
bad. Smile when you're sad. Love what you got and remember what you
had. Always forgive but never forget. Learn from your mistakes but
never regret. People change and things go wrong. But always
remember....life goes on. - Life Learned Feelings
This is another "something for all" column. Use what you can....leave
the rest.
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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