One of Life's Unanswered Questions
I Am Rich
I am rich in Faith. I am rich in Good Health. I am rich in Love. I am rich in Freedom. I am rich in Happiness. I am rich in Peace. I am rich in Family. I am rich in Friends. I am rich in heart. God has given us so many Blessings. Everywhere your eye can see there are Blessings for us to enjoy. Such Blessings include the sun to warm our skin, the breeze to blow our hair, wonderful smells to enlighten our senses, stories to warms our hearts, music to move our feet, and food to speak to our souls. Why on earth would anyone think of themselves as anything less than rich? The answer is simple. There are many differentiations of the term rich. For example, the definition of rich is to have a great deal of money or assets. According to the Wall Street Journal, a net worth of $1.4 Million will put you in the top 5% of Americans. Yet, the wealthy today view this figure as chump change. This just goes to show you we all view being rich differently. I decided to
First I had to give myself permission to feel the way I did, whether it was anger towards him for leaving, or a sense of devastation at my life as it was. And then I had to take each day at a time. It was funny because he took up every bit of my time when he was at home. It used to exasperate me that my entire day was structured around him, but when he was gone for two years I would have gave anything to have my entire day be consumed by spending time together. It was truly one of the hardest situations I have ever had to adapt to. I kept myself busy with work, school and of course the biggest help ever was friends and family support, just venting my feelings or going out with the girls was enough to keep me going and I found that the busier I was, the less time I had to dwell. Not saying that I didn’t have my moments, but the hardest time was in the beginning. I kept in touch with him whether by in-person visits, phone calls or letters. And I learned to set short –term goals rather than long-term goals. For me it was a lot easier to look forward to seeing him in 2-3 months for a visit than to look forward to his arrival in 2 years. And of course just as hard as it was for me can you imagine what he was going through? Anyone who leaves a love one worries that their family or girlfriend might not keep in touch with them, you say that you will stand by them and stay in touch but as the months turn into years, the commitment of a relationship begins to get weaker for lack of personal touch and conversation, and people gradually drift apart. Sometimes it happens and both sides can be cool with that. But many times one side will take it harder. I had to put the situation into perspective, life for him and I wasn’t the same but hope wasn’t lost. My mom use to tell me this saying “if it’s meant to be, it will be, If God has something or someone else planned for your future then don’t block it” I hated hearing that but it was the truth, I believed that you shouldn’t settle for the one you can live with wait for the one you can’t live without, and I followed that
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