kendra1980
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It is something that I have long known about myself: there is no one on the face of this earth that I would rather be. With that realisation came the knowledge that I regarded myself as being blessed. It was only yesterday, however, that I acknowledged that there was nothing in life that I needed or wanted to the point of desperation, except having children. I realised some months ago, however, that I will not die if my IVF procedures fail and that my life is full as it is. I realised only yesterday though, exactly how much my staff and students see me as their mother; my students want to walk with me to my car after class and friend me on Facebook and every other social network out there and I have to be invisible online because they rush me when they see me in any of my e-mail accounts. I realised how often destitute people come to my gate asking for food or money to make ends meet and I have always been able to help sometimes to the point of bringing them to tears. It was only yesterday that I began to regard myself as being wealthy; not Bill Gates kind of wealthy, but if I have EVERYTHING that I either want or need in this life doesn't that make me on par with him? He may be able to afford more beds or houses than I can, but he can live in them only one at a time like me; he can eat only so many meals per day regardless of his staggering material wealth. The true wealth in this life is contentment, and at the moment, there is no one on the face of this earth who has more of that than I do.
I needed you and ^^^ that today. You are 100% right sweetheart. Sometimes, or so it seems to me, the things we think we want, or need, we seem to NOT get. But God (and I do believe in God) seems to write (as Nat always says) straight on crooked lines. He gets us where we need to be and gives us what He wants us to have. We're just not patient sometimes.
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this thread. Thank you for your positivity. In a world so filled with negativity, we can (and I let myself last night) fall into that latter category. I don't like that...you helped me lift myself from it.
thank you again.
You're a prince among men!