CHANGES IN LIFE

The last time I was in Wal-Mart, there was a special on hair assessories.  They had hair bows, pins and scrunches for up to 75% off.  Now the special itself wasn't the big thing.  The big thing was that I noticed it.  Here I am this big man, who is all man, picking over hair bows and thinking to myself which ones will go with my little girls' outfits.  You know what?  I am amazing.  You are amazing.  We humans are amazing creatures.  We might not want change, but we take it anyway.  Most of us flow with life's change as easy as we adjust the steering wheel while approaching a curve.  For the rest of us however, the adjustment is not so easy. But one thing we as humans do well is change.  I recently saw a news article about the situation over in Yugoslavia.  They showed the Albanian refugees.  Some children were playing a ball game as the adults sat around and talked.  It was like "Ok this is our life now, let's change and move on."  I was married for 12 years when my wife suffered a mental illness and everything was turned upside down.  Nothing was right anymore.  At first, I was hopeful; telling myself that this will be over soon.  After all I was doing all the right things.  She had the best doctors, the most recent medication, and even a beautiful little girl to give meaning to life.  None of it helped.  Mental illness is a powerful thing.  We had to go our separate ways each one splitting time with our child one week at a time.  When I had a wife, I never had to worry about doing hair, which were the best clothes; even how long should the greens cook before they start losing taste.  But my life changed.  My priorities changed.  I had to change.  I am lucky.  I find strength in my little girl.  Brothers and Sisters these are trying times.  Life's only guarantee is that there are no guarantees.  If you find out one day that life has thrown you a curve, be it drugs, alcohol, mental illness, loss of a job or loved one, or whatever.  Don't wallow.  Don't just stop.  Don't quit.  You got to get up. Get out there.  Make the change.  And move on.  No matter what; keep moving on.