This morning, I was in severe pain. I literally couldn't get out of bed (period). For a moment, I started crying, because it just seems like lately, my body has experienced one ailment after another. While I'm grateful to God that that none of my conditions are either serious or life threatening, honestly after a while, anyone would be a little discouraged!
Since, I wasn't going to be going anywhere for a while, my oldest daughter, my husband and even my 16 month-old-God baby, all joined me in the bed... After a while I did feel a bit better. But, still uncomfortable and discouraged. I even found myself verbally asking God why.
It wasn't until I saw the ending of an old movie that I realized that God had allowed this temporary pain for a life-changing breakthrough! Funny! How God works. As I watched the ending of the 1996 movie, “Jack”, I received not only the PUSH and encouragement for the upcoming New Year, but a true breakthrough for the rest of my days.
Simple- yet powerful. "Make life SPECTACULAR!" I believe it.. I receive it... I will LIVE it!
Suffering from Werner syndrome, an aging disease (at 17 years old, he looked like he was 68), elderly-looking Jack Charles Powell (Robin Williams) gave the valedictorian high school graduation speech, urging his classmates to make their lives "spectacular":
“…I got it, Eric. I'm cool...my speech. I don't have very much time these days, so I'll make it quick, like my life. You know, as we come to the end of this phase of our life, we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times. And we find ourselves thinking about the future. We start to worry, thinking: 'What am I gonna do? Where am I gonna be in ten years?' But I say to you: 'Hey, look at me.' Please, don't worry so much 'cause in the end none of us have very long on this earth. Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky, when the stars are strung across the velvety night, and when a shooting star streaks through the blackness turning night into day. Make a wish think of me. And make your life spectacular. I know I did. I made it, Mom. I'm a grown-up. Thank you.”
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