It is time, my friends....

...to sign off from this site for a while. Those of you that follow these missives know of the fight I now have to focus on.  I thank you for your good thoughts, wishes, and prayers.  Prayers that have come from many areas on this planet.  I will fondly carry them with me over the next few days/weeks.  No, I won't carry them, I'll grip hold of them with a vice like grip.  They are, each and every one of them, very precious.

No matter who you are, no matter what your circumstance, please never lose sight of the fact that you are special.  Please also remember that charity most certainly does not begin at home, nor should it.  If you hold firmly to that ideal, well to paraphrase - we are all special, but maybe some are more special than others.

Whatever the future holds, I wish you well.  Hope you've enjoyed the read.  I'll pick up from where I've left off as soon as I am able.



C

It's always tempting....

....to mull over mistakes. We do this sometimes because we feel we may be able to learn something - and sometimes, through some perverse desire to punish ourselves. Often though, our biggest mistakes are the ones we know nothing about. They may involve opportunities we do not realise we have missed or decisions that have led to a worse outcome than we yet realise.

 

 

 

And then, there are the moves we made which we thought were wrong, yet turned out not to be mistakes at all.

A different kind of blog....

...so that, as promised, you all know what is to happen on the 11th.

Just look again at my blog of 26 Jan, headed 'I know that....'  This will let you all know.

Since I wrote that, I have become much weaker.  (I've lost more than 8lbs in the last week.)  Unless God decrees otherwise, I cannot see how I am going to get thru this. I have not been granted a wholly supportive run-up to this date.

After this week, my friends, these blogs will have to stop.  If, only for a while, then you may well believe in miracles; and I will surely pick up my 'pen' where I leave off.  Keep an eye on my Twitter page from the 12th/13th.

I pray that you have enjoyed what I have posted.  If any of my blogs have been a source of help, that is truly wonderful.

I send this with every blessing to all of you around the world, and wish you all well.  Remember - Life is like a coin.  You can spend it how you like, but you can only spend it once.


C

When does bad news become good news?....

....When the implications contain unexpected advantages. And when does good news become bad news? When we choose to view it with a cynical eye. As soon as we start looking a gift horse in the mouth, we can take all the joy out of a happy situation. Some people seem to dedicate their lives to just such a purpose. As soon as they see a balloon of hope, they look for a way to let all the air out of it.

 

 

 

 

 

If we can ignore negativity, we can find a way to profit from virtually any apparent problem.