Blogging it's new For Me

I have been struggling to begin this Blog, frankly because I am unsure what value it brings.

You may look at the title of the blog and think I am bragging. In reality I guess I am.

For over the past few years it has become increasingly clear to me that I am Blessed.

Those of you who know me can attest to this statement.

There are many reasons for this statement to be true. I have a wonderful fulfilling life.

I have many people in my life that I admire and recognize as those who make my life better.

Certainly Carol and my children and my grandchildren.

Son In Laws, Mother-in-laws, Sister-in-laws brother in laws are the most obvious gifts.

I have good friends that enrich my life more than they know.

I live a comfortable life and I enjoy many wonderful gifts.

But what has truly brought me clarity of how Blessed I am, is in my work.

I have been face to face with people whose lives are not nearly as Blessed as mine and I have come to know many of them, feel their pain and suffer their losses.

I have presided at or attended more funerals in the past few years than I care to remember. From my own Mothers whose funeral was both uplifting, rich and life inspiring to someone whom I didn’t know but came to know through their death.

But there is one particular item that I have come to realize and perhaps appreciate more and more each day.

I have learned and come to understand that during my whole life, every single moment of every day, throughout painful, hurtful and difficult times under all types of circumstances.

I AM LOVED!

Perhaps this is obvious to many of you and I am just slow on the uptake.

But I have met many people who cannot say that they feel Loved all of the time.

I know numerous people who have been abused by those who should have loved them.

They have been abandoned and thrown out into the street like garbage.

They have been treated worse than many animals and have been beaten down to the point where they can no longer feel Love.

They cannot allow themselves to be vulnerable to love because it hurts when it is withdrawn.

These are human beings, our brothers and sisters our friends.

These are people you may know or you may have experienced the same.

I have met numerous struggles in my life and I am sure I will face more.

But I assure you I have never for a moment felt that I wasn’t loved.

For that, and many other reasons, I am Blessed!