Flo (re: 's Brace)

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Dear Flo-

Thank you so much for your kind and lovely words. I too hope to someday be

able to have the level of acceptance and grace he displays with such ease

(though I know well it does cost him, and I guard his cache of emotional

reserve like a hawk!).

redefines for me the prayer " to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference " I

find as I become older and I look back on days gone by I was not as wise as

I hoped- and I have efforted to effect change on things which cannot be

changed. I see in my past evidence of struggle of where I tried to impose my

will on a result or have grieved that which never was.

As for myself, I find the second stanza resonates for me: " Living one day

at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace. " For that is the life I embrace

and I have found great depth beauty in its rewards. I guess I am 's

mamma- what other choice would I gladly suffer?

And for now, one day at a time seems to include a rather large cumbersome

brace )

my, I seemed to have wandered off my own reply )

Thank you Flo so much - your kind post made my day!

Yuka

Re: 's Brace

> All I can say Yuka is that I am in awe of your young man. I only wish in

> time I can acquire the grace he has. And so he should be proud of his

> willingness and acceptance of yet another challenge with such grace.

>

> Made me giggle to visualise cracking up at the notion of his mother

> going to have a cry. You guys sound like such good friends. You are an

> amazing mum and I love hearing about . I dare say he has quite a fan

> club in CHARGEland.

>

> Flo