Hi, how\u2019s it going? Hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n
Maybe you know a story like Lisa\u2019s. Lisa had cancer. She was constantly dealing with her own mortality, and there was a constant struggle to keep her from dying. There were also a lot of good things that went on in Lisa\u2019s life, but most of the time she was so focused on the bad that she couldn\u2019t see them.<\/p>\n
One day the doctor caught on to her depression, and told her that she was making her lifespan shorter! He told her that if she didn\u2019t take time to enjoy life sometime soon, that she was quite literally going to kill herself! Her body was already compromised enough, it couldn\u2019t handle the added stress of depression.<\/p>\n
Lisa didn\u2019t understand what she was supposed to do, so she asked the doctor what he meant. He told her to stop and smell the roses. There was more to life than just her cancer! There were also things she could enjoy and learn from. But she had been missing them\u2026<\/p>\n
Lisa went on to learn to accept her cancer as just part of her life. After some time of enjoying the rest of her life, she got some good news from the doctor: The cancer had gone into remission! The doctor flat-out told her he knew it was because of her change in attitude.<\/p>\n
He had seen all sorts of people come through his office with cancer, and the ones that survived were the ones that were positive about things. That doesn\u2019t mean that they were happy they had cancer, or anything stupid like that. It just means that they were able to push past the negative and find other things to focus their energy on.<\/p>\n
Hmmm. Stop and smell the roses. How long has it been since you did that? I know, it\u2019s so much easier to just crisis-build. That is to say, it\u2019s so much easier to just focus on the negative until the negative takes over.<\/p>\n
Your loved one has a horrible disorder that they\u2019ll never be cured from. This disorder is affecting every aspect of both of your lives, and quite frankly, you\u2019re sick of it. Well, these things are true, and they shouldn\u2019t be ignored per say. But if that is the only way you ever think, then it will wear on you eventually.<\/p>\n
People need to think positively. If you want to keep your mental health in tact, you need to make a point to see the positive as well as the negative. The good as well as the bad.<\/p>\n
It will also set a good example for your loved one. If they see you acting in a more positive manner because you are thinking on a better level, then they are much more likely to do the same. Which could, in the end, help solve some of those problems that you could have been brooding over.<\/p>\n
And the really good thing about enjoying life is \u2013 well \u2013 it\u2019s enjoyable! It\u2019s not like I\u2019m asking you to do something you\u2019re not going to like. \uf04a What are the roses you can stop to smell? What ways can you be more positive today?<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, how\u2019s it going? Hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n
Maybe you know a story like Lisa\u2019s. Lisa had cancer. She was constantly dealing with her own mortality, and there was a constant struggle to keep her from dying. There were also a lot of good things that went on in Lisa\u2019s life, but most of the time she was so focused on the bad that she couldn\u2019t see them.<\/p>\n
One day the doctor caught on to her depression,<\/p>\n