Finding Grace In Change

Some of the great challenges to our ability to be happy often come in the form of major life changes. Many of us have experienced life altering changes such as a job loss, the death of a spouse, a divorce, financial disaster, or major health problems. In the blink of an eye, everything has changed. We have been forced to give up what we love, yet have no idea of how life will be after the change.

When my husband first became ill, and we realized that he would probably not recover, it felt like our world had crashed around us. This man who had been active all of his life as a family physician and an ardent golfer was unable to walk and found himself confined to a wheelchair with little motivation to leave the house. How could this have happened to us? How were we going to regroup and rise above these things that were happening to us. How would we find the joy and the warm feelings that we had known when we were now mired in the sadness of our current sitution?

But as we began to think about what is really important in life, new insights began to happen and, gradually, a new approach to life was born. We made the decision to spend the rest of our lives living, not dying. With this perspective, life became more precious, and loved ones become more treasured.

With greatest love and respect for you, Donna Daisy