What's Good About This?; Balance

That's one of my best friends to your left and at the end, Bliss Wood, or as I call her, Blissy. Bliss and I have been great friends for several years now, and I've learned a lot from her. One of the things she has taught me is that when I find myself in what seems like a challenging situation to always stop and ask, "What's good about this?"

After I posted the blog entry last night I found that I felt a huge weight off of me, just getting my feelings out was a huge relief. So, today, I was able to ask myself, "What's good about this?" I found the list was quite long. For one, and I often use this as a gauge to check where I really am when I think I'm in a bad situation ... "I'm not permanently paralyzed from the neck down," and "I can walk and breathe," and "I've got a great job, great bosses, tremendous friends and there are lonely, homeless people in the world." These are just a few of the things we often take for granted, our health and our good fortune. But, most of all, what's really good about this is that the cancer is gone and there is a remedy for my situation. That's huge. It wasn't always the case. People have died. I'm able to live and function. Everything has happened so fast that I haven't quite absorbed it all.

Another thing that's really good about this is that I know who my friends are, I know how much I am loved and cared for, and ... most of all ... my friends and family don't choose to have me in their life based on how my body functions. Can you imagine choosing a friend based on how their body functions? I have to say I think that's a pretty funny concept.

Possible friendship questionnaire:

Do your bowels work well? Check.

Do you drool? Check.

Can you walk -- with your legs? Check.

I'm being silly now. At least I have a sense of humor! It may be an odd sense of humor, but it's mine, and I'm keeping it. Anyone remember Monty Python's Twit Olympics? Now that was great comedy and on point!

So many in the world go through so much more than I could ever comprehend or imagine, and they make it and often have a great attitude about it. I have my friends, my family, and I have love and care (special thanks from today to Jennifer, Rebecca, Ginger, Eric, Bob, and Phil). What's good about this? Everything.

I can't close this blog entry without mentioning Bliss' fabulous new CD, "Chant Dance." I haven't heard the finished cut yet, but I did hear the rough cut and it is wonderful! The CD is now finished and ready. I am so proud of her.

Want a copy all your own? Visit here: http://chantdance.webnode.com/

Thanks, Blissy, for reminding me to ask "What's good about this?" There's so much that's good about it that I can't list it all here.

One of the really good things about this is finding my own balance, spiritually and physically. It's all good. It's what life is about: Balance.