"Perspective"

[TrustYourSoul]

In my "darker" moments, I often remind myself of something years ago that SNAPPED me out of self-pity. It was a Very profound moment for me.

I was almost home from a doctor's appointment, wallowing in sorrow, crying, and angry about the life I had before cancer, and then a spinal cord injury which triggered a very rare anomaly called Sudden Adult Onset Type 1 Diabetes. Out of the blue, after emerging from spine surgey, rehab, and learning to walk and use my hands well again, this rotten disease hit me at age 45. Now I had to stick my fingers to check my sugar all the time, and went on expensive insulin for the rest of my life.

So, again, almost home, I had to sit and wait for a transit bus to unload. I was irritated being behind the bus. A young man came off, nicely dressed, with dark glasses and a cane. He was blind, and had to navigate his way down a sidewalk, past me, along a very busy road, having to trust people not to do him harm. He was easy prey. Suddenly, I had NO problems! My self-pity ended then and there! So many things had to happen Exactly the way they did in order for me to get "stuck" directly behind that bus. To this day, I believe that God was trying to help me cope with my medical situations. I got cancer one more time after that, but survived. 15 years later and I am still here, despite continued episodes of anxiety, loss, and depression. I have my eyesight. I am grateful.🙇‍♀️🕊