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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tired, Crying, and So Happy

Would you believe that this is the first chance I've gotten in a WHOLE WEEK to sit down and blog?
Between designing blogs, work, school starting, and life, I have hardly had a minute to myself.

Right now, I am sitting down, drinking coffee, eating a bagel, and pretending like I have nothing else to do but enjoy.

Sometimes, I desperately need this pretense.  I have to forget all that is going on around me for, say, 30 minutes.  I have to teach myself how to breathe again.

Thanks, mom, for making me so Type A (that's why we get along so well...).

Now, I'm off to read from GivesMeHope, just to have a mini cry here in the coffee shop, and to remember what I love about life.
Here's an entry I read there a month ago that just made me break down (in a good way, that is)...
When I was 8 years old, I was in a car crash and lost my left arm.

For 14 years, I’ve dreaded having to put on my prosthetic arm everyday.

5 months ago, I woke up and went to put my arm on. I found it with a ring on the finger, and a note in the hand that said, “Liz, will you marry me?”

My fiance’s love for every piece of me GMH.
If you need a pick-me-up and a minute to breathe/cry, check out the site.

Until tomorrow (I hope), dear friends!

10 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing this! Taking time to breathe…so very important!
    ~Dorcas
    4sweetangels.blogspot.com

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  2. Your thoughts and the GMH story were just what I needed this morning. Beautiful reminders to breathe and appreciate. Thank you!

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  3. Finding the time to blog has been my problem too! Life's too busy! Wow that is such a touching story, I teared up a bit. What a sweet man. Have a great day!!

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  4. Thanks for sharing the GMH site...just left there and I'm in tears. It's the good kind. :o)

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  5. so nice to see you up here! just remember to enjoy peace & quiet for a while...it so helps!

    and I LOVE gives me hope! Makes me really believe that there is so much beauty out there that you'll never see on the news! :]

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  6. Awww..what a precious story! Good for you for taking a much needed time out to relax and unwind.

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  7. Thanks for sharing that site and all those amazing stories :)

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  8. Good for you! You are SO right: it's important to find that "calm place" somewhere in the midst of chaos just to recharge. For me it's on a swing down by our brook. Feeds my soul like nothing else. Hang in there! Life WILL eventually slow down...I promise!

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  9. oh wow that's great! thanks for sharing! I have never heard of that website!

    whew....I am totally type A too, hence why I haven't taken a moment to update my blog in a while either.

    Thanks for the reminder to slow down. :)

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Your words make my heart smile.