One of my New Year's Resolutions is to create a blog and contribute to it often. So I am early in getting started (a good thing). I named this blog "Glorious Sunsets" because when I was a child of about ten years, I received my first autograph book. I believe I received it from my cousin, Mary. Of course, I went around and asked many people to write something in it. When I got to my Mom, she wrote something that at the time I didn't think was very positive. She wrote "I do not wish you every day to be filled with sunshine but just enough rain to create a glorious sunset." It took me many years to figure out what she meant by that statement, and now every time I reflect on it, I am filled with a sense of incredible love. She knew that life is filled with ups and downs, happy times and sorrowful times, good things and bad, but she also knew that I needed to experience all of those things to enjoy and revel in the beautiful things that happen on this journey we call life.
I am so blessed in this life and so thankful. I have a beautiful, healthy family with one grandson and another on the way. I reflect on the Holidays we just shared and am humbled by the love of dear friends and family. Right now, at this current segment in time, life is great in my immediate family. But it can change at any moment. I have dear people in my life who are struggling with devastating illnesses, yet they carry on in a positive way. Not only that, their families present a strong front, all the while knowing that things can go south in a hurry. But they are so incredibly faithful and hopeful and try to make everything "normal" for everyone else. True warriors. I sometimes wonder if I will be that strong and inspirational when those tough times come for us.
In the meantime, I am committed to live life like today is my last day, to provide joy to someone else everyday, and be a person worthy of all that has been provided for me. My love language is giving. I love to see the happiness and joy on a persons face when they receive something unexpected.
So this is my first post, a starting point. Please choose to be happy and live each day to the fullest. It is a gift.
Connie
