I've not said much lately but some of y'all may recall that Faith's mum has cancer, a secondary cancer, that is very serious. After some testing it was deemed she would have a 12 month life-expectancy if untreated, and with an operation 2 to 5 years, if she is lucky.
She opted for the lower impact operation which provided the same time-expectancy as the more serious one which would open her up like a tin can and take at least 12 months of quality of life away from her. The lesser-impact operation seemed a no-brainer.
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Faith took her to the hospital and admitted her for that operation early this morning and as I type this she will be in theatre undergoing the surgery.
This process has been very stressful for all of us and with Faith's own operation added in, only a few weeks ago, things have been a little difficult for us which is why I've not been out-bound commenting as much on hive; Fitting everything in is increasingly difficult.
Faith and I have been going ok though and I've tried to make things easier for her but she has to run our business, I have to work at my job and life can't simply stop; So, we've been under the pump with little time to take a breath.
Faith has been very worried as you can imagine; She lost her dad to cancer when she was only eleven and is very close with her mum. We tend to do things together though, watch each other's backs and support each other when needed - I guess we don't know any other way and after thirty three years together we just do what works. We're very grateful for each other though, and never fail to show that gratitude.
Today I had a text exchange with Faith which you'll see below. She's worried, sitting at home waiting for me to return from early from work and her mum to come out of the operation. We'll be going into the hospital to see her mum, but she's sitting at home stressing out right now. There's the messages below.
I'm a lot of things in life, some bad and others not so bad, but one thing I put a lot of effort into is being a good husband and best friend to Faith; I miss the mark a lot of course, but I try.
I suppose we're lucky in that we communicate very well, even if that sometimes means we communicate by yelling at each other - It's not that often though, only when I'm an idiot and deserve it. Overall we are a pretty tight unit and tend to deal with things reasonably well, as long as we're doing things together that is.
I have a protective nature, it's ingrained in me and has been my whole life. Of course that doesn't mean I can't cause great harm to others, I'm human after all, but when it comes to those I value I'm a pretty good person to have a around and can be selfless in my caring nature; It is so most of all with my wife which is why she shows her gratitude, and I in return.
Gratitude...
Its importance and value cannot be overstated. It's sometimes difficult to show, for some people at least; I can vouch for its power though. It has the power to make one feel positive and happy... And for those receiving that gratitude it can mean so much more again.
Gratitude is free to give, just like kindness, courtesy and respect is also free to give. My ethos is to be free with it, lavish it upon those around me that deserve it and to be humble and kind as often as I can. It helps me temper those bad elements within me and to support the good, it also furnishes my life with positivity as what I give often comes back tenfold.
How about you? What does gratitude mean to you, how do you deploy it and what benefits, or negatives maybe, have you found? Please feel free to comment below, I'll be really grateful and will certainly reply in kind.
Have a humble and kind sort of day y'all.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised.
Be well
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