The Glass is Refillable

There is a meme going around. It says it doesn’t matter if the glass is half full or half empty, the glass is refillable. I’m not a pessimist or an optimist, I’m a realist. I like to look at each struggle I face and come up with a plan to address each situation. I say, I can face anything if I know what it is.

I’ve been told I can be a negative person. People don’t always understand that I don’t focus on the negative; I come to terms with it. And I try to go to God with my concerns. I pray the doctors will get the information to treat me effectively. I pray that I do what I need to do to manage my illnesses. But I focus more on my spirit rather than my body. Whatever comes physically, I will deal with it spiritually. I don’t consider a long life as the only source of joy. I’m okay with anything that gets thrown at me because I have faith in the knowledge that this earthly body is temporary. My spirit will be with God for all eternity.

I love the positive people in my life, but I think sometimes they look at people who are not as positive as if they are “wrong” or “negative” instead of realizing our way of looking at the world is valid as well. My stepmother was an extremely positive person who didn’t like my looking at worst case scenarios. It also meant we never got to say goodbye to her when she was dying. Even when they put her in hospice, she refused to hear anything about her dying. It didn’t change anything for her, but it would have been so healing to be able to say the things we wanted to say to her before she passed.

The glass is refillable. No matter what gets thrown at me I can handle it through the strength of God. If my glass goes empty, God will fill it up. If it overflows, I can praise His name. Either way, life goes on and I don’t have to worry about the glass. God can fill it again.

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