chaos
By Cathy Garrott
Each day we all must face the unknown. We never know what might happen that will suddenly turn our world up-side-down. Just as my diagnosis of PD came totally out of the blue (when I had been assured it was something else) turning my life into daily struggles I never expected, I am reminded that there are other things that could do the same … stroke, cancer, death of a loved one, dissolution of a marriage, etc. There are all sorts of “dragons” that could rear their ugly heads and bring chaos into my life.
The challenges I must deal with every day because of PD pale in the light of the suffering that others are facing each day. I can’t let one victory cause me to forget the challenge that is still there, but when I realize that victory is possible I am to pursue it with all that is within me to do so! I must never assume that I will be able to go through life without facing challenges of one sort or another. I must forget what is behind and not be hindered by what is no longer available to me, but press forward to what is ahead … to do my best to win the battle laid out for me.