The Power of Five
Brief“...as I was pouring out my grief, a crazy question popped in my mind…
A few days ago, I was having another fretting day. I had so many conflicts to deal with and personal affairs to attend to that I was eating my heart out the whole day I was moving around. I could almost hear the song playing in my head: “Fretty woman walking down the street, fretty woman…lalalala…”
That night, after retiring from the day’s toil, I remembered the time when I was diagnosed with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) a.k.a. Lupus, an incurable autoimmune disease. I started re-grieving over the part that SLE took away from me. I began to fret about all the things I used to do so well.
I thought about how I used to take the jeepney for an hour’s trip to the city just to get to pre-Med school everyday. I remembered how neat and pretty I looked with my white college uniform and how my male neighbors used to have a big crush on me. I lamented that because of SLE, my college days are over and I’m never going to fulfill my dream of becoming a neurologist…ever!
I also recounted those days where I used to bum around with my friends. All those shopping sprees and dating schemes with a pool of suitors not to mention the series of soirees in schools and dormitories and a string of sorority mischiefs. Again, I lay the blame on SLE for cutting my frolicsome moments abruptly.
But as I was pouring out my grief, a crazy question popped in my mind: “Rachelle, give me five reasons why you should be happy today.”
Michael Boyink
Hi Rachelle - thanks so much for contributing to StoriesAboutGod. Your story reminded me of the Charles Swindoll quote on Attitude:
<i>“The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”</i>
Only in your case, it’s truly finding the right attitude through gratitude.
Blessings…;)