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Lucky

Posted in At the Doctor's, Blessings, Boston, Family, Friends, Hospital life, Kiddos, mito, Stealing words on 15 December 2010| 4 Comments »

The more people I meet the happier I become. From the meanest creature one departs wiser, richer, and more conscious of one’s blessings.
-Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot

I guess when it comes down to it, I’m a pretty lucky girl. I’ve been asked on numerous occasions where my outlook comes from. It comes from you, the people who surround me. The people who love me. The people who help me learn from encounters with the “meanest creatures.” The people who remind me each and every day that I am blessed.

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The Mitovian Might

Posted in Blessings, Friends, Hope, Hope Rising, Kiddos, mito, Stealing words, The Future on 9 December 2010| 5 Comments »

Even though mito sucks, I have seen enormous strength in people who refuse to give up, people who follow their dreams despite – even in spite – of mito.

Just over two weeks ago saw the album release of my dear friend Stefani. The culmination of five years of her hard work and four months of my own. It was a huge success. We sold around 100 CDs and raised over $200 for UMDF and IDF through donations alone (she also donates a portion of each CD sold to the aforementioned charitable foundations).

The day after, we heard from a mutual friend. Her 10-year-old daughter Emma also has mito. While listening to the album, Emma found out that Stefani had mito, too. Her response? “Oh wow, now that means that I can follow my dreams too.”

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Little Blessings

Posted in Blessings, California, Family, Friends, Love and loss, Stealing words on 24 October 2010| 1 Comment »

“Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal!” – Mark Timothy Allen

While saying goodbye to my uncle, he held me tight. Although he had just lost his husband (my uncle Mark), Jeff touched me by his words: “Since last Tuesday, I’ve been trying really hard to find the little blessings in life.”

I think that’s important. Sometimes, we get caught up in the pains – both small and large – in life. They’re probably more memorable. After all, how frequently do we overlook things like having dinner with a friend, hugging goodbye, or receiving an “I love you” from a loved one? Especially when they’re overshadowed by crummy bosses, viruses, and inadequate income. What if that was your last dinner, your last hug, your last “I love you”?

My uncle told us that one of his “little blessings” was having Keith and me out from Boston. And our little blessing was being able to be there for loved ones who were in pain. Before I was reminded of this blessing, it was overshadowed by loss, pain, and stress of travel. See? It’s easy for these blessings to be obscured.

So I dug deep and found some wonderful “little blessings” from the past week:

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