No Woes

"Woes is me" phrases are not *me*.  I don't whine (much) about my circumstances in life, or the things that have come my way.  I don't blame someone else, all my choices are my own.  I make up my mind, make my own assumptions, and make life choices based on the same. 

Have I had it easy?  Heck no!  Married and divorced three times because of things I thought I knew.  Starting over is never easy - its scary as heck!  But there comes a point in everyone's life where we all wonder .... "what if......"  and I did too. 

I was also blessed with two children with handicaps.  My daughter is hearing impaired, and my son is visually impaired.  My daughter is grown, living on her own, and raising a daughter who is also hearing impaired.  They do well on their own and I'm proud of them - and I know that I had a big part in making sure they could be on their own.  I won't pat myself on the back, because I truly believe that we're never given more than we can handle (even if it doesn't seem that way to us!) and that someone strong needed to raise these kids -- and that was my mission in life.  :)

My life is about to undergo some major changes again.  And while I hate change, I know its good for me, and that I grow when changes come along.  My son with his visual impairments has decided that he's in love, and is going to move out, and live with this woman.  He doesn't drive (probably never will), and has only been a student - never had a job.  (It would have to be a special job in a great location so that he can bus to and from work, and a company that would work with his limitations....) 

So with that in mind, I'm preparing myself mentally for all the things that might come up, things I'll have to do on my own, places that I'll go alone ....  Like I said, changes ahead.  But as they come, I'll embrace them, and do my best -- like always, and with a smile as often as I can !