Why Beneath the Why

Today we are practicing gratitude along with patience,  because we are FINALLY ready to move forward…no more waiting.   Thinking about why are we taking on this project, we are well into the golden years of our lives, shouldn’t we be finding something extremely simple to take care of… No  - and here is the why beneath the why!   We have taken on the role of helping raise two very young beautiful children.  Their mom is diabetic and that doesn’t mean much to a lot of people – those who have no idea what the hardships are of living with this incrediblly horrible disease.   She needs us – her children need her, so there is the why beneath the why.   If it offends some we are sorry you have taken offense, but we are not sorry for what our decision has to be for us.  
Last night was a huge eye opener to Al as well as myself.   Our dear friend who is diabetic was suppose to join us for dinner and watch the Mustangs game.   We received a phone call at 5:15 that he was on his way. The game played we enjoyed dinner and still he hadn’t shown up.   Al asked me if he should be worried and I said I would think so.   We called several times, left messages, with no response.   Finally Al called his wife and said we hadn’t seen him and we’re a bit worried.   She immediately made a phone call to the neighbors and sure enough there he was laying on the bathroom floor in insulin shock .   Luckily paramedics reached him in time and he is doing well today – back on his feet with a smile.  

Rumi says, “Don’t be an impatient bystander in this life, be present for it.”          So our focus is to be present for the now.   These children need room to grow.