Thursday, October 13, 2011

digging for diamonds

things i have been diagnosed with in the past 2 weeks:
  1. dysphasia
  2. esophagitis
  3. gastritis
  4. gastroparesis
  5. hypothyroid
Other things i have:
Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chronic pancreatitis, reoccuring atelectasis, chronic fatigue, restless leg syndrome.

Oh, and let us not forget the current cancer scare.

It gets a little daunting at times, but today is so beautiful. i'm sitting on my rocker outside, sipping on raspberry tea and listening to the wind chimes, the leaves in the wind, and my dog crunching the fallen ones as she tries to make a comfy place to nap.

:) today is a good day so far.



In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The miners are looking for the diamonds, not the dirt. They are willing to lift all the dirt in order to find the jewels. In daily life, people forget this principle and become pessimists because there is more dirt than diamonds. When trouble comes, don't be frightened by the negatives. Look for the positives and dig them out. They are so valuable it doesn't matter if you have to handle tons of dirt.
- David Seabury, "The Art of Selfishness"

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