Thanks yet again for giving us another way to look at our pain! I have printed out this story & I will stick it on our frige, to remind everyone in our family......that dirt & yukky stuff happens......but it's what you do with it that counts! LOL
Warm hugs, love & cheers to you Helen!
Jo (Australia)
>From: "Helen Dynda" <olddad66@runestone.net>
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Just think!!
>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:59:05 -0500
>
>One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried
>piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally
>he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway.
>It just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
>
>So he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all
>grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
>donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's
>amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally
>looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.
>
>With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something
>amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's
>neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
>off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey
>stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
>
>Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick
>to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
>our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just
>by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!
>
>Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
>
>1. Free your heart from hatred.
>
>2. Free your mind from worries.
>
>3. Live simply.
>
>4. Give more.
>
>5. Expect less.