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Grandma’s Lesson
Written by: Laura PoseyArticle Overview: Thanksgiving this year was a fabulous family affair. We had the entire crew of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. including dogs and cats romping around my aunt Cherie’s house. My grandmother was there cooking up a storm despite having had brain surgery to remove a tumor just nice months before. What a woman.
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Grandma’s Lesson
Thanksgiving this year was a fabulous family affair. We had the
entire crew of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. including
dogs and cats romping around my aunt Cherie’s house. My grandmother was
there cooking up a storm despite having had brain surgery to remove a
tumor just nice months before. What a woman.
As I watched her transfer the duties of being the head of the family
dinners to her daughter, I reflected on one of the great lessons she
has taught me.
Over the years, my Grandmother has been through a lot of changes.
She grew up as the youngest of a large farm family in Southern
Maryland. She married my grandfather at a young age, watched him go off
to fight in Europe in WWII, and then was by his side as he suffered and
ultimately died from rheumatoid arthritis. As the youngest sibling, she
watched as one by one, her brothers and sisters passed away over the
last few years.
This past year she had to manage her own health issues when she was
diagnosed with a brain tumor that was pressing on a nerve and causing
her to lose her ability to walk. In just nine months, she has gone from
being in a wheelchair to being able to help out with cook Thanksgiving
dinner.
What I have learned by watching Grandma all these years is that
change happens and you can either fight it and be miserable or roll
with it and find happiness.
Although she has experienced many difficult situations, Grandma
always maintains a sunny outlook. No matter what is happening, she
knows it will change and good times will come again. In the middle of
every crisis, she finds something positive to focus on, even if it is
just that people are coming together to help each other through a rough
spot.
If the economy has battered your business, or the holidays have you
stressed out, take a page from Grandma’s book and remember that
everything is temporary. Focus on the best parts of whatever is going
on and find a way to be thankful for those things. The yucky stuff will
soon be gone and you’ll have even more wonderful things to be grateful
for.
Happy official start of the holiday season!
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