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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 751342" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I think the trip sounds great and I love that you are committed to live in a way that makes you happy, with a purpose. I think all of us with adopted children did not and could not have known at the time we chose them, the heartache that could come.</p><p></p><p>I have been just now listening to a spiritual talk and the message is that blessing and curse is the current of life, which is G-d and that we learn through the difficulties and challenges we face, which really are the only motivator.</p><p></p><p>That every life has their portion of blessing and of curse, and that we can try hard to not get attached or personalize the troubles that come our way. They are not ours. They are just life.</p><p></p><p>Like you are turning away from the sadness and frustration with your girls, towards the blessing. Each of us can do that. We can learn how. To exercise the blessing muscle.</p><p></p><p>Your girls have their father. Your younger daughter seems caught up. What can you do? Your older daughter seems on her way to move out. Good.</p><p></p><p>Who knows what will come? Really, we don't know. We don't have to make this into something bad and sad. Because it will change. They are very, very young.</p><p></p><p>I'm like you ksm. I'm a tryer. And underneath all that trying is some sort of calculus that I'm putting quarters in a slot and there will be a payoff. I'm learning finally that life doesn't work that way. The payoff is always present. We can always touch it, find it. It's there now. For you. All you needed to do was to turn in another direction, this time toward the hurricane area in TX. I am learning there is always somewhere to turn toward blessing. Thank you, ksm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 751342, member: 18958"] I think the trip sounds great and I love that you are committed to live in a way that makes you happy, with a purpose. I think all of us with adopted children did not and could not have known at the time we chose them, the heartache that could come. I have been just now listening to a spiritual talk and the message is that blessing and curse is the current of life, which is G-d and that we learn through the difficulties and challenges we face, which really are the only motivator. That every life has their portion of blessing and of curse, and that we can try hard to not get attached or personalize the troubles that come our way. They are not ours. They are just life. Like you are turning away from the sadness and frustration with your girls, towards the blessing. Each of us can do that. We can learn how. To exercise the blessing muscle. Your girls have their father. Your younger daughter seems caught up. What can you do? Your older daughter seems on her way to move out. Good. Who knows what will come? Really, we don't know. We don't have to make this into something bad and sad. Because it will change. They are very, very young. I'm like you ksm. I'm a tryer. And underneath all that trying is some sort of calculus that I'm putting quarters in a slot and there will be a payoff. I'm learning finally that life doesn't work that way. The payoff is always present. We can always touch it, find it. It's there now. For you. All you needed to do was to turn in another direction, this time toward the hurricane area in TX. I am learning there is always somewhere to turn toward blessing. Thank you, ksm [/QUOTE]
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