As I approach half a century of life Im guessing it is natural to contemplate what lies ahead and what the meaning of what has passed. Recently Chuck Gadica retired after something like 25 years in local weather. In his goodbye he mentioned that al he valued came from his respect of others and his knowledge that everything great came from his relationship with God and people. My life is entirely marked by relationship. Accomplisment of life milestones has had little to do with the thing I most value, my relaionships both mark the greatest accomplishments and worst failures in the continuing story of my life. My early life featured mostly the four others in the house I lived in, My Mom, Grandparents and my elder sister.All of my view of myself came from them. At Riverview Community High School I opened my mind to possbilities of thought with the late Mr. Menard and social interaction because of Coach Larry Miele. My family had expanded with two brothers and my youngest sister. All three changed my view of what commitment to each other in the guise of my brothers with their Mom and intellectual openness and understanding absolutes with my sister. Aaron added to the family and our view of ourselves. The chance to find a partner for the rest of my life that I Amanda Decker revitalized my understanding of who I am and how every failure and success in my life has led to this moment and all the ones to come. Patience, waiting, and being ready for Gods plan, catching the wave as Pastor Billy puts it, is primary. In the next 30 years people came and stayed, Bob and June Duggan, Michael Lynch, Mary Cross, Debbie Porter. Some came and went because they were called home;Mr. Sage, Jack Chandler, Dorval K. Mickey McLaughlin. Some came and went because time and tide pulled us in different directions. Others because of a flaw or failure in my understanding of grace that led to falling outs that have yet to be healed. All of it has come down to one thing: Redemption. Ultimately, that is what many of us are seeking in life. And every time I do something to help someone feel their divine value I have succeeded. Every single time I have tried to do anything else without extending grace to others if falls apart like old dry paper. This is why the only certificate of any value to me is that from the State of Michigan as a Certified Peer Support Specialist because that is all it represents, people seeing that recovery from whatever was in their past is possible. At 50 I am reaching my stride finally.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:52:38 +0000
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