Greetings Happy People,
I have challenging days.
I have those days where things don't always seem to go right.
I have those days where the ball does not bounce in my direction.
I have those days where I can be either be in an incredible funk or a very foul mood.
No matter how bad a day I can have, when I think about a dancing one-legged man, things don't seem that bad after all.
10 months before he passed away, my dad had his leg amputated. A near 30-year battle with diabetes took that part of his body, but it did not take all of his joy. Somehow, he managed to keep living with a positive outlook on life.
"I have nothing to complain about. If I did, who would listen?" was his customary response on how he's doing.
On a given day, he would stand up in his walker and give the best shimmy that any one-legged man can give. Folks, if that is not the definition of a positive attitude, I don't know what is!!
Seeing a one-legged man like that made me feel that anything is possible if you have a positive way of thinking. Even in the last year of his life, he continued to dance to his own beat.
As I see people complain on their two legs about the problems in their lives, I can only shake my head. Whether it is about money, their job, or what they don't have in life, it gets them in their own personal funk. Some of them would continue to be in that downward spiral thinking that there is no hope to get out.
As a human being, I do get caught up in that negativity. Fortunately, it is not for long. Instead of basking in the gray clouds, I choose to focus on the silver linings. After seeing the streaks of light, I am reminded that some things in life are not that bad. One of those streaks happen to be that dancing one-legged man.
People, I am not here to tell you how to run your life. I am here to say that you do have a choice on how to deal with things. You can either let them beat you up or make you a little stronger. It is your choice.
Whatever you choose, please remember that if you see a dancing one-legged man, then you know that you can still have a good day. It is possible!!
That is all I have for now. Take care and thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Jesse I-I-I
1 comment:
It makes me very sad to realize that I will never have a chance to know this amazing man, your dad. I feel we might have been friends eventually, and I am so very grateful to him for raising you to be an amazing man too. Thank you for sharing his story. I love you, honey.
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