I don't know why I say I'm amazed, because as I think about the many people I've encountered once they open up, I find that there are not many that aren't dealing with something (a cross so to speak). Sometimes I stop and think and try to find a common denominator of what constitutes, what makes up the person that I find fairly happy and content, and that's not to say that they don't have their cross too. These are my observations;
1. Faith - most of these people have a close relationship with Our Lord - faith is at the core of their being- that's their rock of Gibraltar. When all else fails this is what they fall back on.
2. Family - most have a fairly good family life whether married or not, there are always family members that are supportive and vice versa. Joan, a volunteer at church, has never been married but has a great relationship with her brother. She always tells me about him. I always kid with her and make her laugh and she always tells me how I would love her brother.
3. Friends - This one is tough. When I talk about friends, I don't mean just any old acquaintance, but someone who is willing to sacrifice for your well being. Someone that's willing to prod and push you to get you off of your butt. Someone you can confide your deepest feelings and concerns. Someone you can call on any time.
They always mention the three R's in schooling, Reading, Riting and Rithmetic, well here are three F's. If you can score an A on these F's your golden.
In my case, I think I've always been strong in my faith, but through no fault of my own there's been very little family and I've had a hard time in finding some really solid friends although now I have two. If you ever lose all three F’s, I think you're a gonner. You always have God, so you should never feel abandoned, but people do at times when things become really dark.
I would love to step back in time say about 60 to 80 years just to see if problems such as these existed then. I tend to think that they did but were to a lesser extent. I think people didn't have time to dwell on some of these issues because I imagine family life was probably stronger and people weren't sitting in their houses brainwashed by what they see on the boob tube. Their time was consumed by hard work in order to survive.
In his book, 'Becoming Human,' Jean Vanier has a chapter on loneliness and talks about its pluses and minuses. He says, "Loneliness can appear as a faint dis-ease, an inner dissatisfaction, a restlessness in the heart. In old age, loneliness can rise up and threaten to overwhelm us. At such times, life can lose its meaning. Loneliness can feel like death."
I think someone once wrote a book, "Life is a Bowl of Cherries, But We Keep Living in the Pits."
As you might know by now how I love songs and have really started paying attention to the lyrics. So now I'll leave you with the lyrics of a song;
Life is just a bowl of cherries
1. Faith - most of these people have a close relationship with Our Lord - faith is at the core of their being- that's their rock of Gibraltar. When all else fails this is what they fall back on.
2. Family - most have a fairly good family life whether married or not, there are always family members that are supportive and vice versa. Joan, a volunteer at church, has never been married but has a great relationship with her brother. She always tells me about him. I always kid with her and make her laugh and she always tells me how I would love her brother.
3. Friends - This one is tough. When I talk about friends, I don't mean just any old acquaintance, but someone who is willing to sacrifice for your well being. Someone that's willing to prod and push you to get you off of your butt. Someone you can confide your deepest feelings and concerns. Someone you can call on any time.
They always mention the three R's in schooling, Reading, Riting and Rithmetic, well here are three F's. If you can score an A on these F's your golden.
In my case, I think I've always been strong in my faith, but through no fault of my own there's been very little family and I've had a hard time in finding some really solid friends although now I have two. If you ever lose all three F’s, I think you're a gonner. You always have God, so you should never feel abandoned, but people do at times when things become really dark.
I would love to step back in time say about 60 to 80 years just to see if problems such as these existed then. I tend to think that they did but were to a lesser extent. I think people didn't have time to dwell on some of these issues because I imagine family life was probably stronger and people weren't sitting in their houses brainwashed by what they see on the boob tube. Their time was consumed by hard work in order to survive.
In his book, 'Becoming Human,' Jean Vanier has a chapter on loneliness and talks about its pluses and minuses. He says, "Loneliness can appear as a faint dis-ease, an inner dissatisfaction, a restlessness in the heart. In old age, loneliness can rise up and threaten to overwhelm us. At such times, life can lose its meaning. Loneliness can feel like death."
I think someone once wrote a book, "Life is a Bowl of Cherries, But We Keep Living in the Pits."
As you might know by now how I love songs and have really started paying attention to the lyrics. So now I'll leave you with the lyrics of a song;
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Don't take it serious,
Life's too mysterious
You work, You save,You worry
But you can't take your dough
When you go, go, go
Oh, keep repeating "It's the berries.
"The strongest oak must fall
The sweet things in life
To you were just loaned
So how can you lose
What you've never owned
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live and laugh,
Laugh and love Live and laugh at it all!
So keep repeating "It's the berries."
The strongest oak must fall
The sweet things in life
To you were just loaned
So how can you lose
What you've never owned
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live and laugh, aha!
Laugh and love
Live and laugh,Laugh and love,
Live and laugh at it all!
I LOVE the message from the last stanza, AHA! LAUGH, LIVE, LOVE!!!!!!!
So along with the three F’s, Faith, Family and Friends try to incorporate Laugh, Live and Love.
1 comment:
I really enjoyed this post. I like your three "L"s, live, laugh and love. Everyone has some lesson they are learning and sometimes it feels pretty hard. With the three "F"s one can find it easier, because that is what your have. The three "L's take action. That is what you have to choose to "do." I just wrote a post about "Cultivating Humor" and would love your feedback. Namaste, Sherry
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