A walk in the wind, sounds like a nice title for a book. It is windy today. At first I walk with the thought of struggling against the wind – which is work and thought – no wonder I am alone there. After a while, I found my body falling into the wind and thought – this is fun, it is falling into the wind, letting the wind hold me up as I trudge along. And then it became fun, playing with the wind.

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It came to me – life is how we view things. Two weeks ago I had 6 night shifts. It was a bit too much and I was a bit concerned about it but at the same time did not want to turn down any work. The week following two clients fell which eliminated three of the six shifts. I was reading it as “negative” when it came to me, why could it not be positive? Why could it not be providence taking care of me, removing some nights shifts because obviously six is too much. What I thought negative could be viewed as positive. It is all in the perception, in our attitude.

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I have an 80 year old friend who is like a sage. She told me to look in the mirror and say, “Gert, I love you.” She told me not every person can do that. And when we do that, life will change for us. At the base of that is – if we are able to do it, it means we do love ourselves and when we love ourselves, we readily love others. Needless to say, she is one fascinating person.

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