Snowy Gratitude

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Today I swallowed my false-pride, accepted the reality of my maturing body in relationship to the snow and ice that buries my driveway, and let my Facebook friends know I had done so and would be running out of blood pressure medicine in a few days. For a person who had been in a helping profession since 1970, I am amazed at how hard it is for me to ask for and accept help from others.

I am swimming, now, in gratitude rather than snow and ice. My friends are going to help me clear my driveway and pick up my medication refill. The doorbell just rang, and two young gentlemen are now clearing my driveway. I am blessed, and I am glad I have some cash on hand to pay them. There is a lot to be said for keeping a small stash of gambling cash on hand. This is a much better investment than dropping it in video poker machines. They don't know it yet, but they are also going to get a couple of hand crocheted "head hugger" caps; and, if they are not "cool" enough for someone in their age group to wear personally, perhaps they can gift someone else with them.

There is a lesson in this for me. I have to learn to ask for help. I am grateful for this lesson. I have been learning to ask God for knowledge of his will and the power to carry it out, but I still have a lot of work to do when it comes to asking real live people for help. I have intellectually accepted God is in all of us. Now I l need to work on realizing relating to the God in myself and others is not limited to the act of sharing God's love with others; it is also manifested in accepting that love and help from others.

That's it for today----short, sweet, and grateful. Please comment and share about what unexpected gifts the snow and ice have brought you. May God bless and keep you.