Still On A Journey
Happy Day! and “BOOMER SOONER”
If you are a Texas fan or some school that is always against Oklahoma I apologize. I have been a Sooner fan since I was a sophomore in high school. A good friend took me to my first college football game. It was in Norman, and we watched the Sooners play…my memory says UNT. I walked into that stadium for the first time and fell in love. A big, beautiful stadium, full of OU fans. We had amazing seats and every day since, I have been a hardcore fan. I have watched National Championships and seasons like last year when they lost 7 games. The best and worst years have never mattered.
I love, The University of Oklahoma Football…….. This year has been a lot of fun!!!
My journey continues. I think most of you would agree in this life there are many things that were not expected or enjoyable! Much of life happens without our choice. Those experiences can be a great blessing and sometimes big challenges. We often don’t get to pick the way life happens, but we do get to pick how we will respond.
Natalie and I watched a movie this weekend. These days I never pick. Usually not that interested…Natalie falls asleep, and I end up watching till the end. The movie that night got me interested very quickly, and Natalie stayed awake!
The movie we watched was, “Love At First Sight.”
There were several scenes that caught my attention. This one scene stirred up all kinds of thoughts and emotions. The two main characters, Hadley and Oliver, meet on a flight heading to London. Hadley is going for her father’s wedding, and she assumes Oliver is going for the same reason. The movie involves both going to London to deal with family stuff that is uncomfortable.
Oliver is actually going home for a special event- a celebration for his mom. I began to understand his mom is dealing with her second round of cancer. It is a terminal cancer, and this round she is not fighting with chemo while she’s trying to die well.
They finally have a discussion, and he tells his mother he is frustrated and doesn’t understand. He wants her to try everything to live longer. Her response was something I am learning and trying to understand with more clarity.
Her basic response was~ Living with chemo and the impact it has on the body was not really living. She wanted to live as long and as well as she could. A round of chemotherapy again would not allow that. She understood and was stepping into the reality…She was Dying!!
In my life, I have been sensitive to people who battle disease and death. I had some understanding of that challenge in life, but the last 3 years has given me a much better understanding….A very personal understanding!
There are days this journey gets weary. Lately my head hurts more; my energy level is back to feeling low; taking more naps throughout the days; and I have thoughts that it’s time to go be with God. The norm is I start feeling a little better, reset and move forward grateful to be alive.
This a journey that I have never walked. I have walked with others on my side~ Men and women who are dealing with the end of their life. I was always grateful to do that and surprisingly comfortable to walk with others. Now I have switched sides. I know each of us will die at some point.
I believe dying as well as we can matters. I am working on that.
The SOONERS winning each week helps me celebrate this life! Humor, maybe!!!!
Always remember,,,,,,,,,,,
You are Loved and of Great Value!!!!!!!!!!