Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 What a special lady you are, Luny. I can't imagine being able to care for 4 kids as a single mom and live in a tent for a year. That's amazing. You're amazing. I'm so glad you a part of our group now, because you are an inspiration. Jeanne in WI > Hey ... you don't know how good you made me feel or how much I > appreciate your wonderful comments about my letter. Sometimes we just pour > our hearts out and hope that someone, somewhere will find a little > something that helps them know that they are not alone. I'm honored that > you printed it out for future reference. Maybe we can't help cure people > or solve all their problems but we can encourage and inspire them whenever > we can. I can remember times when someone has said something really nice > to me or given me a hug and it really does brighten the day. We all need > bright spots in our day. > > I do understand the lethargic state of mind and how it can bring you down. > I think that is the worst part for me. In my mind, beneath all that fog > and lethargy, I know my dreams and ambitions still exist ... they are just > hard to get to. The biggest challenge for us is staying positive but > sometimes our minds are so tired we have to struggle just to get through > the day and not crawl back into our little caves where we can curl up and > just let the world go by. It's very tempting to go to that comfortable > little cave ... away from responsibility, rude remarks, noisy life ... > it's so much easier to go to our cave and be left alone. Sometimes I think > we should do that because we need to recuperate but we have to force > ourselves to be a part of life too. It's really hard to do because WE know > how we feel and WE understand what we are going through so the only people > we are ever really comfortable with is ourselves. > > I know about being dirt poor. I was a single Mom of four and there were > times when I couldn't buy shoes or school supplies and there were many > times our dinner was Cool Aid and popcorn. Macaroni and cheese was like > Thanksgiving for us. Still, God was very good to us because we made it > through the hard times and I have some pretty decent kids. At one time, we > lived in a pop-up tent for about a year in a cheap campground but I just > pretended we were " camping " for fun and we made it through that too. If if > had been just me things would have been easier but I had four babies to > worry about and I think that was probably a good thing because I had to be > responsible. Otherwise I might have just drifted along doing nothing with > my life. I think I'm lucky. Like most everyone here, I have been through a > lot and no matter how bad it would get, somehow, I survived. I'm still > here. I'm stronger. No matter how tired I am or how bad the pain or fog > gets I know I am here for a reason. I sure as heck don't know that reason > is but I'm still here. It has to mean something. > > You said .... " Today I choose to do the best I can w/what I have. " ... > there's a lot of heart in those words. There's two very important words > there too.... TODAY and CHOOSE. Remember that , , you are the captain > of your ship and you get to CHOOSE your own direction. > > Big hugs to you!! > > Hugs, Luny :] > LunytunerMichele > http://twistedkneads.com > http://lunytuner.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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