Do you hate me?
Thank you.
Have a new disease/infection/pain for my body?
Thanks again.
Doubt I'm sick?
Muchos Gracias.
Challenge me to my very core?
I am grateful.
YOU are my teacher.
YOU are making me strong.
YOU are causing me to appreciate.
Your lessons are my presents.
How I use them is my gift to the world.
A sacred illness is one that educates us and alters us from the inside out,
provides experiences and therefore knowledge that we could not possibly achieve in any other way,
and aligns us with a life path that is, ultimately, of benefit to ourselves and those around us.
~ Deena Metzge
You know Kathy, I have been feeling that about this past week which came to a fireworks ending with the words "benign". My yearly mammogram turned into another and then a berast biopsy and then 36 hrs of waiting for the results. I felt my faith being stretched, my fears being chipped away and my trust in God growing during the whole process. I, too, feel thankful,....not for the circumstance itself but for what it taught me about love, joy, trust, and courage. So boy do I relate to your post today.
Posted by: Renee | 02/02/2012 at 09:32 AM
Beautiful. If we choose to we can see the gift in every challenge. Lyme, a sacred illness...now there's a new way of framing it. :) Love your postings.
Posted by: Jenny Rush | 02/02/2012 at 10:38 AM
I love this, Kathy. Perfect quote. xoxox
Posted by: Michelle Holderman | 02/02/2012 at 02:30 PM
It has taken me a lifetime to get that. And sometimes I still don't. Kathy: You are truly wise.
Posted by: Jrsn1234 | 02/02/2012 at 07:42 PM
DAMN that quote is G-R-E-A-T.
I repeated you...
http://www.unveilingwellness.com/my-friend.html
Posted by: Saimz | 02/16/2012 at 02:43 PM
I have talked to many people who have doubters out there lately. You are certainly not alone. It is painful. And means that you have to rely on those friends who DO believe and want to understand.
Posted by: Jrsn1234 | 03/17/2012 at 11:11 AM