How Did I Get To Be So Lucky?
So, here it is.
I have got to be one of the luckiest people on the face of the earth.
I have been blessed with so many friends; through my childhood, the military, jobs that I have had over the years, and even recent heartache. So many people that would do absolutely anything for me, and have.
Why have I been so blessed?
On my recent trip from Florida to Pennsylvania, my friend Chris called me and informed me that she was on the interstate (she lives in Cleveland), and was on her way to PA to help me get my belongings out of my house, pack up the cars, and get me out of dodge! She went out of her way for me! To help me take yet another step in the forward direction...and to move on with my new life. She just won't allow me to do anything but...so, how did I get to be so lucky?
My friend, Jeanie, who lives in Seattle, calls regularly to check up on me...make sure that I'm holding onto the fact that I have a new life ahead of me...and reminds me not to look back. She wants the best for me, and for my girls. She reminds me that we deserve happiness...that I deserve happiness. How did I get to be so lucky?
My cousin Donna, who lives in Indiana, and my sister-in-law Carla, who lives in Florida, who are always there for me...no matter what. They keep me in check, and they keep me in stitches...telling me tales of what they would like to see done to Mr. Wonderful. How did I get to be so lucky?
My friends (Fran, Helen, Teresa, Myra, Carolyn, Brenda; just to name a few) scattered all over the United States (due to the military...Go Navy!), who e~mail me on a regular basis to make sure that I haven't forgotten that I am worth it, and that even though the road may be a little bumpy, I will make it...and will be better because of it. How did I get to be so lucky?
My newest on~line friends...Todd and Jo'Lene...who I met through unfortunate circumstances, but have been the silver lining throughout this newest chapter in my life. We have been chatting and e~mailing for the past year, and this past weekend I had the great pleasure to finally meet Todd...what a wonderful person. We talked and laughed about growing up, moving on, and looking to the future. He said that we would be friends for life...How did I get to be so lucky?
While driving down I-95 on Sunday, somewhere around Jacksonville, I started to cry. Maybe it was because I had to much alone time in the car...to much time to think. Maybe it was hitting me once again that I was one step closer to the finality of it all...I don't know...maybe it was PMS??!!! heehee!!! But I called Jeanie and Chris...and they were there for me, again...and they both said to keep my chin up, stay strong, and if I didn't, they were going to kick me in the ass! Just what I needed to hear!! How did I get to be so lucky?
I have got to be one of the luckiest people on the face of the earth.
I have been blessed with so many friends; through my childhood, the military, jobs that I have had over the years, and even recent heartache. So many people that would do absolutely anything for me, and have.
Why have I been so blessed?
On my recent trip from Florida to Pennsylvania, my friend Chris called me and informed me that she was on the interstate (she lives in Cleveland), and was on her way to PA to help me get my belongings out of my house, pack up the cars, and get me out of dodge! She went out of her way for me! To help me take yet another step in the forward direction...and to move on with my new life. She just won't allow me to do anything but...so, how did I get to be so lucky?
My friend, Jeanie, who lives in Seattle, calls regularly to check up on me...make sure that I'm holding onto the fact that I have a new life ahead of me...and reminds me not to look back. She wants the best for me, and for my girls. She reminds me that we deserve happiness...that I deserve happiness. How did I get to be so lucky?
My cousin Donna, who lives in Indiana, and my sister-in-law Carla, who lives in Florida, who are always there for me...no matter what. They keep me in check, and they keep me in stitches...telling me tales of what they would like to see done to Mr. Wonderful. How did I get to be so lucky?
My friends (Fran, Helen, Teresa, Myra, Carolyn, Brenda; just to name a few) scattered all over the United States (due to the military...Go Navy!), who e~mail me on a regular basis to make sure that I haven't forgotten that I am worth it, and that even though the road may be a little bumpy, I will make it...and will be better because of it. How did I get to be so lucky?
My newest on~line friends...Todd and Jo'Lene...who I met through unfortunate circumstances, but have been the silver lining throughout this newest chapter in my life. We have been chatting and e~mailing for the past year, and this past weekend I had the great pleasure to finally meet Todd...what a wonderful person. We talked and laughed about growing up, moving on, and looking to the future. He said that we would be friends for life...How did I get to be so lucky?
While driving down I-95 on Sunday, somewhere around Jacksonville, I started to cry. Maybe it was because I had to much alone time in the car...to much time to think. Maybe it was hitting me once again that I was one step closer to the finality of it all...I don't know...maybe it was PMS??!!! heehee!!! But I called Jeanie and Chris...and they were there for me, again...and they both said to keep my chin up, stay strong, and if I didn't, they were going to kick me in the ass! Just what I needed to hear!! How did I get to be so lucky?
posted by Janet @ 1:20 PM
1 Comments:
At 3:41 AM,
todd day said…
Ya know....
I definitely believe in luck. Some things just can't be explained any other way. But ... I believe that in your case, you are not really lucky at all. What you call good luck is actually payback .... it's your reward for being the kind of person you are. For living the kind of life you have lived.
Everytime we do something good for somebody else, say something nice to somebody else, go out of our way for somebody else, be there for somebody else, say a prayer for somebody else ..... they remember. And even though it may take years and years .... maybe even decades .... for the opportunity to pay it back, eventually it comes around.
All those friends of yours treat you like that for a reason! Because you've done something for them, or been there for them, or just lived your life as an example for them to look up to.
In other words, you've earned it! And you deserve it! It's a testament to you and your life!
I sincerely hope my friends can say the same thing about me. That's the way I've tried to live my life. I've not always been perfect (who has?) but I had the "golden rule" instilled in me from a young age. And I've always tried to live up to that.
Like you, my friends and family are the best! I could not have done any of this without them. They held me up on eagle's wings when I was falling fast.
So I say bravo to you Janet ... for cultivating such awesome friendships and relationships over the years that have all come home to roost!
Let's thank our lucky stars ...
(no pun intended .... heehee)
Inspite of the heartache, we are indeed blessed ..... eh???
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