Ever Present Friend

                                  We are born, We Live, We Die. It seems quite simple. Alas, it is not. Most births happen easily enough, some with the help of modern medicine, more often than not they happily occur as nature intended.  Living is where things get complicated. As free willed beings we humans decide the majority of the situations we get ourselves into. Life will thrust itself  upon us giving us no choice but to hang on to what little sanity we can find. Usually we have to look no further than the mirror to see the cause of our happiness, sadness, grief or sorrow. Death is an ever present friend. Statics suggest there is a death every 2 seconds, 100 every minute,6000 every hour, 150,000 every day and 55 million every year. If you work in certain medical fields you witness more of Death than the average person strictly due to proximity. Death brings dread and loathing where ever it goes. Death can come as a thief, suddenly without warning. Death can determine how long or short our stay on this watery orb lasts. Death visits some people more than once in their life time, taking some completely over the edge and allowing them to return to the living, merely cradling others within a hairs breathe of oblivion,while others only come within inches of its presence, close enough to realize they could have died but did not. Death can create a state of limbo, not with out life but not among the living either. Death bring its companions, grief, bitterness and relief. What friend Death brings with it depends on the circumstances surrounding the passing. It may bring only one or the whole group may arrive chaotically. Yet it is an ever present friend, one who also provides peace,release,healing and closure.We are instructed to weep at a birth and rejoice at a death. Death holds our hand as it leads us Home.
                             Just thinking out loud for all the world to see.............................

                HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!

             

Life has moved swiftly along since my last writing.Math became my nemesis,still is but I made it far enough to move forward with the next level. Did ok in the rest of my classes. Life is a continual dramatic journey. And so it should be, I guess. Could due with less drama and more laughable living. Seems everyone I know has had their lives turned upside down for one reason or another. Sisters that won't take the family into account before demanding they get their selfish way. Brothers that are not pulling their own weight with the family dilemma but expect to reap all the benefits that come from said family. Most of the drama stems from selfishness, wanting ones own way regardless of how it inconveniences the others around. I know because lately I have been pretty selfish myself. Sorry wandered off on a tangent, back to Christmas. This marks our daughters first married Christmas and our grand-baby's first Christmas. They are both tickled with life at the moment. Brought Pop home for Christmas. The only thing he asked for was everyone to be together on Christmas day,looks like it won't all be at the same time but everyone should make it today. He is enjoying himself.  All in all they are all doing considerably better than I thought they would be. Life has been incredibly stressful for the majority of the people around me. I am fortunate to be part of  an awesome family and to have these wonderful people call me friend. I love you all so very much. My prayer and wish for Ya'll in the coming new year is strength, grace and abundant happiness. Just thinking out loud for all the world to see...............