Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Weekend of Wonders

The Secret
A few weeks ago I got a cryptic message from one of my friends.  It said simply, “Have you seen The Secret?”
I had no idea what she was talking about, so she sent me a little more information.  I looked it up online and ordered the book.  In the process of ordering this book I also ordered 3 others and when they arrived I started with the other, forgetting about The Secret.
Then, last week on Oprah, there was an entire special on The Secret.  I found myself getting sucked in and very interested in people’s stories. 
The more I listened, the more I found that what they were saying is exactly how Hubby lives his life.  He has been teaching me, over the last few years, how to change my thinking as well.  It has been slow going, changing some of my negative thinking into positive and focusing on the wonderful things in life instead of the bad things. 
After watching the show I decided two things:
1. I would make a concerted effort to live positively
2. I would read the book I had bought

The Power of the Positive
Hubby has a co-worker whose wife has been battling cancer.  It’s been a pretty gruesome battle and she has been suffering in some for years.  She took a turn for the worse when they took a recent trip to Arizona.  She’s now been in the hospital for almost a month. 
Hubby’s workplace decided to start taking meals to the hospital for those who cannot leave her bedside.  Hubby and I signed up for Sunday. 
We got everything ready and mentally prepared ourselves for the worst.  Since we’ve both lost people to cancer, we know a little about what people go through.  Every situation is different, but we can empathize. 
We arrived at the hospital and found the room.  The woman has been heavily drugged and was asleep like we expected her to be.  We spent a hour or so chatting with Hubby’s co-worker and the mother-in-law who were there.  We spent most of the time outside of the room, but went back just before we left. 
Hubby went to introduce himself to the woman.  As soon as he picked up her hand she opened her eyes.  She seemed to respond to his overwhelming positive energy.  It was absolutely amazing.  She was “awake” for a minute or so and then slowly drifted back to sleep.  Hubby and I were deeply touched by the situation and we hope the best for the family. 
I can only think that it was Hubby’s positive power that gave her a boost while we were there.  He does his best to constantly remain on the up and up, even in the worst situations.  He can be amazing.

Re-arrange Everything
Not only were my thoughts beginning to re-arrange themselves this weekend, Hubby decided we should also re-arrange the apartment.  We spent the entire day yesterday cleaning and re-arranging every room, which the exception of the bedroom.  The transformation was amazing and I think we both really like the new layout of things.  I am starting to see possibilities with our space that I had not thought of before. 
All I can say is “bring on the change!” I feel like I’m ready.