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TAKING LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME

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By Joye C LangePublished 4 years ago 1 min read
TAKING LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME
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LIVING LIFE IS A HARD THING TO DO. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND A LOT OF PERSONAL TRAUMAS. BEING BORN AND FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE FOR TWELVE DAYS WAS VERY HARD. SO WAS GETTING THE CHICKEN POX, MEASLES AND MANY INFECTIONS OVER MY LIFETIME. GETTING EXPOSED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS AND HAVING NUMEROUS BREAKDOWNS DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

YOU COULD SAY I HAVE DEALT WITH A LOT ON MY PLATE OVER THE PAST SEVENTY YEARS. COPING HAS ITS DIFFICULTIES. BUT MANAGEMENT OF THE SITUATION CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. I LEARNED TO GO WITH THE FLOW AND GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT. I LEARNED TO TAKE LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME.

THINGS HAPPEN TO US FOR REASONS WE NEVER EXPECT,OR UNDERSTAND. THEY HAVE A WAY OF HAPPENING RIGHT AT THE MOST INCONVEIENT TIME. EACH INSTANCE OF A PROBLEM HAS TO BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.

WE MUST THINK THE PROBLEM THROUGH, AND ACT ON IT CAREFULLY AND WITH A SOUND MIND. NEVER JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS ABOUT ANYTHING. WE MUST TAKE LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME.

inspirational

About the Creator

Joye C Lange

I AM SEVENTY -ONE YEARS OLD, AND LIVE IN OHIO. MY LIFE EXPERIENCES GIVE ME

GREAT JOY TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN PROSE. IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES WRITING IS

AN INSTRUMENT OF EXPRESSION THAT HELPS HUMANITY.

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