I was talking to a couple of my BFF's this week (I'm being very "7th grade cool with that acronym, "donchano"?) and we agreed that 2007 was a kind of...scratch that because it isn't "kind of"...it IS DOWNRIGHT VERY YUCKY!
Drum roll please, between us we collectively have:lost a job; experienced the death of a beloved father; faced family illness; endured a family crisis; mourned the ending of a relationship; buried a dream; and confronted personal challenges that are too hard to even put down in writing...these are just the BIG ONES!
Two of us had a very nasty stomach flu this week which seemed to simply be the best "footnote" to how we felt! 48 hours of vomiting and diarrhea just seemed to say it all. Con said she decided to simply "endure and write all of 07 off"...I understand the sentiment.
07 has, like any year, had it's "ups-and-downs", but I gotta say lately the downs seem to be tipping the scale. Write it off though, I am not ready to do. There is something redeeming even about the "worst of times"...Not to be polly-anna, but here's what I know:
1. I have a couple of AWESOME friends who just....know...you know?
2. Crap-ola (yes, sometimes that word is VERY appropriate) times make me so grateful for AWESOME times and they definitely help me think about how some people that have crap-ola centuries...whole lives full of awful "junk"
3. Laughing really can make "it"better...if not in total, for just a moment, which can sometimes be what keeps you going (one step at a time, TOTO)
4. Even when you don't think you can bear to learn one more lesson, you can...and it will be worth it
5. God is always God, and God is always good...no matter what.
SO, I embrace 2007...but, 2008 is less than 90 days away...YIPPEEE (a girl needs to look forward, right?)!
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