Life is a bowl of cherries

Yesterday was an emotional day. A mixture of bittersweet moments mixed with extremely joyous moments. The morning held tears and by the evening I was enjoying the company of my daughters and their friends....listening to laughter and gossip. I am afraid, scared and hopeful. My daughter's friend left a card with a qoute from Maya Angelou, it said " I can be changed by what happens to me. I refuse to be reduced by it." A very powerful statement. It touched my soul and gave me hope. I am afraid of dying.......leaving behind my loved ones and not completing my lifes' goals....but I also see this as a growth time. I can wallow in my crisis or I can embrace the time I have and celebrate the very essensce of life. I choose to embrace life....no matter if the valleys are hard. I will savor the moments and dig into that bowl of cherries.....enjoying the sweet and the bitter.
I was at the hospital again this morning to see another doctor, have blood drawn and pick up another 2 bottles of meds that have been added to my gallon size bag of existing pills. As the blood was attempted to be drawn....the young woman could not find a vien. I watched as the needle was poked and dug into my flesh. Amazingly I felt no pain. I focused on the image of the smiles of the previous night. The girl gave up and summoned another. This girl found a vien as I watched the blood fill the tube....I was grateful that I still had the strength to sit in the chair and smile. I will go forward with grace and laughter, recognizing that I will have sad moments in the future but not letting it reduce me. I wish you all peace today.