{"id":249,"date":"2012-11-19T07:22:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T14:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbiepetrina.authorsxpress.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2012-11-19T07:22:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T14:22:25","slug":"giving-thanks-to-what-really-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"Giving Thanks to What Really Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPositive Perspective & Attitude\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

November 19, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently an MS friend of mine and I were having a chat, and we were talking about how MS has impacted our abilities over the years.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Ah, the value of a peer to share with\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Being an optimist, I said there is a silver lining in everything.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>If it wasn\u2019t for me having MS, I would have never met the truly wonderful friends I have today or the beautiful people I met during the major part of my life.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Good friends are priceless, and I am so grateful to have them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I would never have met them if I didn’t engage myself in the world of being a volunteer.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Volunteers are special people.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>They give of themselves and ask for nothing in return.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>They are there when you need them, smiling.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>That is priceless, and there ARE free things in life.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I would never have survived MS because of their support, and will be ever grateful to them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, I have my boatload of problems due to the MS.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Just like others who have problems with cancer, special needs children, loss of limbs because of a war\u2026 Life is not equal for everyone, and things surly can be a lot worse.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve lived through many major-life crises not related to MS\u2014deaths, job losses, melanoma\u2014but I always came through them.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I give myself time to grieve, vent and complain; <\/span><\/span>then establish my priorities and focus on what really matters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes I make a list of what I have to be thankful for, and it is very long. <\/span><\/p>\n

Things like these keep me optimistic and having a good attitude.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Without a good attitude and a positive perspective, I would have shriveled up long ago; like a flower that would die without sun and water.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So before this Thursday, make that list, and thank everyone that has helped you in some way.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>It will make you feel good.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Thanksgiving!<\/span><\/p>\n

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