Glass Half Full, Loving, and Flu Shots

Good morning! :) So, I have some stories on my mind this morning, so, here ya go! :)

Story #1:
I now work with CA Early Start—assessing newborns to three year olds—and if they are eligible—helping their parents put services in place to support them with their development—such as; various therapies or infant programs. (I love it so much! It is an honor and a joy to do this work.)

Well, recently, we celebrated a member of our team with flowers, balloons and a card—and one of my co-workers wrote something in our card that I just loved.

“Some people see the glass half empty. Some see it half full. But you are the only person I know—who when the glass is completely empty—you still see it as half full.” :)

Isn’t that great? What a wonderful quality to have.

Even when I had nearly five case loads--and this was affecting me tremendously--she was there giving me pep talks from a very positive perspective. Granted, they did not seem related to reality at the time (:)) --but I appreciated her support and knew she was pulling for me.

Today, I am actually down to a case load that is much more manageable and I think her attitude is-- in part-- why this is so.

I love that she is this way—and even more positive than I am! :)

Story #2:
I am a music director/singer for a beautiful, loving church and Rev. Les—one of our ministers, reminds us every week to love everyone and everything—exactly the way it is—for our one hour together—and if we enjoy the way this feels—to extend this out into our daily life—one hour at a time. If we mess up—and start judging—and forget to love—“No problem.” :) We can just start again—without beating ourselves up.

The idea is simple, practical and I love it! I never get tired of Rev. Les reminding us to do this. What could be more important in life—than to love ourselves and others as we are? How powerful and uplifting it would be if we could sustain such a place of being on a more regular basis.

Since I was a little girl—God has made it clear to me—that I am on earth to love others in the same way that I feel loved by God. And this reminder helps me when I feel some form of non-love creeping in.

I remember, “Oh yeah. I’m not here to judge—but to love,” and I ask God to help me release any thoughts or feelings that are blocking me from loving—and get back to practicing loving everyone and everything—exactly as it is—for this moment—and trusting that everyone and everything is being what it’s meant to be. I guess it’s sort of like The Serenity Prayer. And it just feels way better to me. I’m into feeling happy, joyous and free! So, it fits me well. :)

Story #3:
David sang “This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land” at church yesterday—for the second solo. Then we had a wonderful autumn-like day together. It was quite windy and fun! It felt like the East Coast! :)

This morning we are off for David’s yearly flu shot—one of his least favorite things to do in life. He’s allergic to eggs—so, for years now—they have done a traumatic multi part procedure—that takes hours. First they do a scratch test on his back—to determine if he is still allergic. Then they insert needles under his skin to figure out how many times to break up the flu shot—and then they break it up into three doses. Last year I finally said to the nurse, “Okay, the scratch testing confirms he is still allergic to egg—so, can we bypass the next part and just split it into three shots?” Luckily his allergist heard me and stepped in and told them to do this—and I have gotten approval ahead of time—for this to happen again this year.

And if you are wondering why we even do flu shots....I wonder this every year too. :) I think I had my first flu shot after David was born--to protect him. Apparently, because of his asthma and allergies he is at risk in some way if he gets the flu--so he is on the high priority list for flu shots.

The good news, though, is—that as soon as we are done—we get two days of freedom to play our way and enjoy each other. We don't have school or work and it looks like there are all sorts of fun things in store, such as; High School Musical 3 and a road trip to Malibu and Santa Monica. But I let him lead the way. During our down time--I like to surrender and let him decide what we'll do.

I was thinking yesterday about how I really do have a 10 page “To Do” list—but partly this is because when it comes to my time with David—I usually set it aside and just enjoy being present with him—which is my most favorite thing to do! :)

Okay, so have the best day ever! :) And we will do the same!

With Love,
Kathy