It can always be worst.....

It can always be worse, I was having a hard time believing that after the day I had today. A financial situation that was very unexpected  with my vehicle happened today.  I was feeling really defeated and sorry for myself.  Which is ironic because what happened was my fault in a very round about way, but that's a story for another day. I had not heard from my brother in a while and had left him a message a few days ago that I loved and missed him.  He called me today which was great because I was feeling so down.  He was listening to my string of bad luck and telling me how sorry he was, and I knew he really meant it, which made me feel better. He has had some serious health issues in the past, but he is a real trooper and marches on with little complaint.  He always inspires me.  Today he told me about visiting his doctor a while back, who asked him how his Thanksgiving was and he said good (we all came to visit him) except my mother had a fall on the steps(thank goodness she was ok).  The doctor told him well he could top that, his wife had taken her own life.  I asked my brother how he responded , as I would have been speechless, and he said he did not know what to say, but was thankful his life was not that bad. In an instant, that statement snapped me back to the reality, that what happened to me today was not the end of the world and life could be so much worse. So this blog today is about me gaining a little perspective and pulling up my bootstraps and moving on. There are so many hardships and obstacles in this world that we face.  No matter what happens we can usually reach a point where we can see it could have been worse. I am always very sad to hear when people take their own lives because they felt that was all they could do. Because life gives you lots of trials and tribulations and just enough good and perfect times to sustain your memory during the bad times.  Always remind yourself, even if you have a bad day, you can turn it around ( or at least get through it) And remember to help those around you, extend a helping hand or a shoulder or an understanding word, because the day will come when its your turn to receive the help..........

                                              Now that's a hand we could all use...