"My Room" this morning offers me the serenity to reflect on my week. John Shurin said: "Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not what we see like a rainbow, or feel like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are." This phrase was proven to me this week when I counselled a lady that has left her footprint in many lives. She is a single mother who has taken in, adopted, and raised neglected and abused children in the inner city. Sixteen of these troubled children have passed through her doors throughout her life. The stories she shared about the children with mental illness, bipolar disorders, pregnancies and drug addictions touched my heart in ways I cannot even begin to explain. God has given her these challenges and she has accepted without hesitation. Happiness to her is giving children a loving home and watching them adjust to better circumstances. Although there were tears on occasions, there was always a smile on her face and exuberation in her voice as she shared her stories. What an angel our greater being has sent to take care of the children of our damaged world. Thank you to all the Vickies who have the strength to accept the challenges handed to them and do it with love and happiness.
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What Is Lonnie's Room?
There is a room in our home to which I navigate more frequently than the others. It makes me feel secure, it is cozy, and it is quiet. From the peak of the room, there is a large rusty metal angel suspended by a very thin wire. It would apear as if the angel is hovering over me, protecting, and always present. The lighting in the room creates a virtual display of dancing shadows around the angel.
Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."
Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."
About Me
- Lonnie
- Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Grief Counseling and Bereavement Education;
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