Thought I Had a Bad Week

Thought I was having a really bad week. Some people have said some not-very-nice things about me. My feelings have been deeply hurt...and it's kind of hard to hurt my feelings.

A girl I went to summer camp with for years turned 40 today and also found out the tumor in her breast is malignant. Her mother died of breast cancer when we were about 13.

Another friend has lost much of what he owns to a fire.

A church member is in the hospital getting fluid drained off of his heart and having dialysis so that his body can continue to function.

I still own my bad week. Even if you can name 100 people who are worse off than you are, it doesn't mean that what is happening to you doesn't hurt or isn't difficult. But being present to what is happening around you and what is going on with other people instead of retreating into your own trauma/drama sure does make a difference.