Humbled

My father asked me Sunday night why I have been so charitable this year. I just ignored him because I don't like to vocally talk about things for some reason. Well here is my reason...

I am humbled. The past year and a half has been difficult for my family. My parents to be exact. Last year my Dad had heart surgery and then had to handle prostate cancer as soon as he had recovered. It was a difficult time for me since he has been my best friend my whole life. Not knowing about this type of cancer, I broke down the minute I heard. Luckily I have caring friends at work. Things went really well for him and he had been doing great until his stint caved and had surgery again for his heart. Thankfully my pops is old school and tough as nails.

Recently my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. If there is one person in the world that doesn't deserve this, it's her. Words cannot express how amazing she is. When she was young, she had to give up dancing and get an artificial hip. She was in a body cast for months. Since then, she has had to endure that aspect of her life since she was a teenager. Not being able to do certain things with her kids, activities she enjoys, etc. She also has Meniere's Disease, which is basically having vertigo the rest of your life. With all of this, she never stopped being positive. She never stopped being the sweet honest person I know and love. With the latest news, I couldn't help but think...Why her? She has a reserved spot in heaven, this I am sure of.

So with all of this happening, I am simply humbled. Humbled in the fact that life is precious. Things can be taken away from you at any moment. I am not looking for any personal gain. I am not a doctor. I can't help my mom or dad with any of these things. I can't help anyone with these types of problems. So I sat back and refocused on what I could do to help others. I will always be around to help someone out with a broken heart or someone who just needed to vent and take it out on someone, but I needed to step it up. I just want to be someone who is helping change the world. One act of kindness at a time. I hope you all can join me in trying to do more.

I have a facebook friend that started a page to post things on for charities and also for you to just know what is out there give a lending hand. It was a great idea and I love her for it. So go to this page, like it and stay informed on making a difference in peoples lives.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/United-Community/304933469527303

Thanks everyone for thoughts and prayers when I need them most.

Remember... Everyone is beautiful

C-Dub