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What Matters!
It's important to remember what really matters:
My recent surgery afforded me a reminder of these principles. Before I went in, I believed "a positive attitude" was the most important element to surviving the assault on my neck. I confess I pre-wrote the newsletter message... filled with positive outcomes from my surgery. My philosophy: if you fear something, write a positive outcome for the event, and "live into it." That's all well and good. Now "Positive Attitude" would be number 4 on my list. It was a humbling lesson. Positive attitude, after all, isn't always possible. Perhaps we speakers do a disservice when we preach that it is. Far more important is the ability to bounce back. You can do that when you are loved, and when you have loved yourself enough to take good care of your health. One encouraging bit of news the day before the surgery was that my vertebrae were the only things wrong with me. My EKG, blood tests, Xrays, and such came out great! Good benchmark. The doctor congratulated me on taking such good care of myself and pronounced me a decade younger than my years. Yay! For many years my watchword is "Best Available." That means I don't get too weird about food, but I always try to choose the food that is the healthiest available in any given situation. And I do that with other choices as well. Apparently that served me well. The REAL reason I've healed so fast is friendship and love. I've had a steady stream of friends at the house helping me heal. Those from afar have been present with cards, phone calls, emails, and prayers. I went into this with a positive attitude, and I came out with a humbling and profound sense of Being Loved. There is no greater medicine than that. So what matters? Love. Friends. Family. Good health. Bounce-back-ability. And.... yes, a positive attitude. Work on those and you'll be healthy, wealthy, and wise. Watch my short Beth's Adventure video to all those who helped me these past few weeks... Thanks again to everyone for your support!* (Note: start the video and then pause it so it will load completely. It will go faster that way.) Blessings,
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Cool LinksOne way I prepared for my surgery was to make healthy green drinks from my friend Jane's website ... Try these, you'll love them! Don't let the bright green color throw you off -- these are turbo-charged with chlorophyll! Yummy and healthy too!/p> |
The Word From Xena!
Ok - now you can find out the real scoop from the floor. I've been Beth's nurse. That weird collar threw me an' Lezard off for awhile. It smells like medicine and it's hard to get to Beth's face to lick her and tell her she will be OK. Beth's a crackup. One of her concerns was that her friends would see her without makeup. Whoop de do. Like THAT matters to people who were afraid they might lose her. Like all of THEM don't wake up with drool down their faces and hair like a monkey's nest! One morning she said she thought she looked like somebody named Nick Nolteee. Whoever that is... Good thing she got over that! You know, it's good most of us dogs don't have a clue what we look like. We're hungry, we eat. We're tired, we lay down wherever we are and we sleep. We're happy, we wag our tails. We're really happy and we wag our whole bodies. It never occurs to us you might not love us if our fur is all messy. We just figger we love YOU the way you are, and we expect you'll love us back the same way! Beth's brother David is a surgeon, so he and his wife Patti keep telling her to be a "patient patient" haha I like that. He scared her when he told her if she wasn't, she might have to do the surgery again! That settled her down. Nothin' like threats of more surgery to keep a redhead in her place. hahaha. Sit! Stay. hahaha She must've figured out dogs have it right. She sleeps as much as us now. Which is nice since the days are getting cooler and we all snuggle up in a pack and snore the afternoons away. Pretty soon she'll be up and going again. So we're enjoying having her around more. Lezard does his part by making her exercise. He picks up the duck and runs with it so she'll chase him. (Personally I think it's as good for him as for her!) Thanks everybody who brought chicken soup (I love chicken!) and for the cards, phone calls and love you showed Beth. It really means a lot to her. Hugs, |
AcknowledgmentsGwen Henson, Priscilla Marshall, and Brian Gilbert have been the wonderful triumvirate holding things together at the Terry household these past few weeks. From organizing helpers, to rides to and from the hospital, and providing daily support, they made my life comfortable and secure. Bless you! The NSA Candidate program and grads showed in full force. Thanks to Jackie Dishner, Bonnie Mattick, Eileen Proctor, & Deb Exner for your gifts of time and food and even taking my dog to the vet.! Thank you to other NSA folks: Bill Johnson, Rich Hamilton, June Cline, & Sherry Anshara for your support and presence. And of course, my Handlebar J's contingent was represented by Lori Jacques & Amy Kadori. Thank you also to Wink Blair, Diane Ott & Lisa Platt for your presence and presents. And to Linda Herold, Marsha Petrie Sue, & my sister Carol for providing resources to help me make it through the month of not working. Blessings on all of you for your kind hearts and generous spirits. And - thanks to my buddy Terry Brock for making this short video: Beth's Adventure video. Click start. Then click on pause to let it load for a bit before watching. |
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