Cancer and concern are cares that often come together. The cancer patient is concerned for their situation and their family, friends and caregivers show concern for the patient. Hard times and challenges can bring pity for self and others.<\/p>\n
It is just so hard. They don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve this. How can this be happening? Concerns over physical health and emotional well being cause us all to feel for those in this situation.<\/p>\n
Today I learned of Devin, a 15 year old cancer patient who was not doing well. He had every right to be discouraged and depressed. So did his visitors, family and friends. He could have looked into his heart and focused on his sad position.<\/p>\n
For some like Devin the seeking sorrow in self-pity just is not in their language or life. Sure the struggle was tough but Devin had a perspective worthy of us all.<\/p>\n
He asked for a small refrigerator for his 15th birthday, his last. In the refrigerator he stored sodas for his visitors. He made a sign for the refrigerator door:<\/p>\n
“The Soda Factory \u2014 come depressed and leave refreshed.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then\u00a0helped his visitors to find “refreshment” in their interactions with him and their shared soda.<\/p>\n
The simple truth is that Devin was living the solution to self-pity. He was teaching lessons on how to face\u00a0personal sorrow.<\/p>\n
The principle of life is this: simple sincere service is the stuff that takes our minds off our own situation.\u00a0\u00a0Sypathetic words spoken softly,\u00a0a listening ear, and shared feelings from the heart just may be enough to move yourself\u00a0and others off the path of self-pity.<\/p>\n
This is a simple service with deep power to the people involved. Listen from the heart.\u00a0 Speak from the heart.\u00a0 Share a heartfelt story.\u00a0 Carry on a conversation.\u00a0 Share in their concerns.\u00a0 Understand their situation.\u00a0 See in your troubles the situations of those around you.\u00a0 As you are talking about solutions to THEIR situation your own answers may surface.<\/p>\n
Simple acts of concern can take us on a journey of service and understanding which reveal to our heart and minds solutions for our own situation.\u00a0 Self-pity is overcome by service.\u00a0 Sometimes this service is simple.\u00a0 It may be nothing more than a radiant smile but it just may be enough to keep you and I on the positive path of personal progress.<\/p>\n
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Resolve with me to share in someone’s struggles. See if the service doesn’t lighten the burdens you bare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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