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This has been a thunderously challenging year for me. I have had tragedy and miracles. And it is determination, faith, and friends that have given me the movement and healing I have needed. In June, I joined the cancer club and the chemo club, and one month later, the widows’ club. I could not just park in my grief, and sit there feeling bad. It would be intolerable to feel sorry for myself. But it is a blessing to feel compassion for myself. I have been determined to handle everything with as much grace and forward motion as I could muster. I actually wrote a blog post every day in August, with my husband having passed August 1st. I said nothing about my situation until weeks later. I wasn’t ready. Privately, I sobbed a lot.
My faith carried me, every day. I know my late husband, my one great love, is no longer in pain. He will never have to go to another medical appointment or try another medical device. Every morning, I have limped outside (the cancer surgery was on my leg) to greet God, as always. I prayed for anyone who is suffering anywhere, and I prayed for strength. Sometimes I took photos of God’s gorgeous skyscape. Sometimes the Moon’s features or a constellation would show up clearly through my lens. (If you know the constellation Orion, you can see his belt and several other of his stars in the image above.) I felt the Divine Presence all these mornings, and that Presence filled me and uplifted me.
My friends showed up in many ways. I have never felt isolated. One collects the books as I go through them, and one collects the filing to be shredded. Several bring me groceries. Two senior friends text me daily with notes of encouragement. One takes me for chemo. A friend and his wife came and installed a new soaker tub for me. Relatives are all at a distance, but they are supportive. My husband’s best friend and his wife took me out for an elegant lunch on Thanksgiving. My author friends and blogging world friends have been kind, supportive, and loving. I can only feel blessed!
My life is getting easier. I’ve almost completed final paperwork with the several federal agencies. My surgery incision is now much less tender, and I drive a little. I don’t need the cane, but I still sometimes use those scooter carts in the grocery stores. I know I will mend. I feel so loved, so hopeful, so determined to be who God wants me to be for the upcoming decades. I know “The Sky’s the Limit” (like the 1943 film). Actually, the longer I gaze at the sky, the more clear it is that the sky is, in fact, limitless. So if the sky is the limit, we have no limits. I have so much ahead of me that I can’t even imagine all of it. Life is basically good, and I am in motion with that goodness.
I hope where you live, you may have a view of the night sky or the early morning sky, or both. I hope you may look up for a few minutes now and then, and see the magnificent infinitude of the Heavens. I hope you experience the Divine Presence and feel the One Infinite Love. And then that would be you, more and more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Lifesm !
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Kebba Buckley Button is a stress management expert, holistic healer, and award-winning author who celebrates life. She has a longtime natural healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You , Inspirations for Peace Within: Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine. The books are shown and reviewed on Amazon (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br) and can be obtained through Kebba’s office ($10 pdf, $20 softback–includes postage). Our email/PayPal is: kebba@kebba.com .
Martha DeMeo said:
You have been through so much sorrow in a short time but always continue to shine. Your posts are so inspirational to me and so are your books! Love your sky picture and I do the same, look up and thank God for another day. Hugs and love from Lia and me.
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Florence Callender said:
Hey, Kebba, I enjoy looking up at the night sky and I see Orion where I am in TN as well.
God has blessed you with deep faith and resilience that diffuses to those around you. Thank you for exemplifying what you teach. May God’s peace continue to reign in your heart, and may His goodness and mercy overtake you daily.
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Kebba Buckley Button said:
Florence, oh good! Orion is my favorite constellation. He inspires me. Yes, God has infused me with everything I need to stay strong in this ridiculous (is that an off-word?) year. I could not have come through it all this far without God’s hand pulling me along. Every morning, I step outside in the cold and dark, look for Orion, and greet God. I pray a few prayers; it helps ground me for the day. I am blessed to know you. And btw, why Tennessee? ❤
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RAAckerman@Cerebrations.biz said:
I feel for you. I am still “caning” around- but that was after not being able to walk erect for a while. May your healing be complete and rapid.
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Kebba Buckley Button said:
Roy, thanks! Now, what has caused you to be caning around? I bless whoever invented the canes that fold open to be a seat!
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Jeanine Byers ☕️ (@HyggeMompreneur) said:
Your strength is absolutely amazing!! I am so sorry for all you have gone through and grateful to hear that you have been supported. Love to you as you continue to navigate loss!
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Kebba Buckley Button said:
Jeanine, how kind! Thank you for your love across the airwaves–I feel it! I know God is preparing me for some wondrous decades ahead. I’ve been wondering how you are and how your year is going? ❤
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