"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within her/him the gift of miracles." Samuel Smiles
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein
Thanks Karen. Lovely to see you
Hope and living in the present are two messages I have been trying to blog about in the last week. We all need to live in the present. This was a weekend of giving for me-- giving to a community in service and giving to an member of the community who has given. Both are rewarding experiences. Despite that I am powerless over many individuals within a small community, I know that I am of service and do a service to the best of my ability. To participate with others in a different venue in the act of giving to a single member of the community cannot be expressed in words. Tears...yes. It is nice to know that a community has the ability to thank those who give from the heart. Sometimes a community cannot thank someone, for whatever reason, but that is ok too. It is ok because the one giving from the heart shouldn't have expectations. Again it comes back to that single word --EXPECTATIONS.
So as usual listening to the iPod while walking back from the hospital this morning I heard a great song. Yes, it is sung by a favorite of mine, Chartles Aznavour. You could apply this song to any type of loss. A loss for everyone is different. It could be in the death of an individual-mother, father, spouse, partner. The ending of a relationship is an example of a loss. Losing a job, or just plain letting go of something you believed in is a loss. It is not always a love loss. It is "love of something" in particular as stated above.
Some of the lines in this song are distinctly painful, but make the point very clearly.
You've Got to Learn
You've got to learn to show a happy face
Although you're full of misery
You mustn't show a trace of sadness
Never look for sympathy
You've got to learn although it's very hard
The way of pocketing your pride
Sometimes face humiliation
While you were burning up inside
Facing reality is often hard to do
When it seems happiness is gone
You've got to learn to hide your tears
And tell your heart life must go on
You've got to learn to leave the table
When love's no longer being served
To show everybody that you're able
To leave without saying a word
You've got to learn to hide your sorrow
And go on living as before
What good is thinking of tomorrow
Who knows what it may have in store
You've got to learn to be much stronger
At times your head should rule your heart
You've got to learn from hard experience
And listen to advice
And sometimes pay the price
And learn to live with a broken heart
Let's go Back to the physical heart --not the broken one. Well in a way it is broken when we are discussing valvular heart disease. I know we have discussed aortic valve disease and some mitral valve disease. I want to focus on Mitral Valve Prolapse today.
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve between your heart's left upper chamber (left atrium) and the left lower chamber (left ventricle) doesn't close properly. When the left ventricle contracts, the valve's flaps bulge (prolapse) upward or back into the atrium. MVP sometimes leads to blood leaking backward into the left atrium, a condition called Mitral Valve Regurgitation. In most people, MVP isn't life-threatening and doesn't require treatment or changes in lifestyle. But some people with MVP do require treatment.
MVP can be associated with palpitations (extra heart beats). It depends on how severe the prolapse is. Sometimes it is anxiety that is causing the palpitations. Most people with MVP have no symptoms. However those who do commonly complain of fatigue, palpitations, chest pain, anxiety, and migraine headaches. Fatigue is the most common complaint, although the reason for fatigue is not understood. Fatigue can be a symtpom of many other illness. So to those reading this I wouldn't say your fatigue is due to MVP. It can be a viral illness, or just about anything. Patients with MVP may have imbalances in their autonomic nervous system, which regulates heart rate and breathing. Such imbalances may cause inadequate blood oxygen delivery to the working muscles during exercise, thereby causing fatigue.
The above photographs are the following:
1. A pictorial of the human heart so you can study up on valves
2. A hand-made pillow of crocus. A great gift for a special someone. Of course you have seen this canvas months ago if you have been following. I do not know the exact date but it was done in April.
3. The most handsome couple ...oh that is Rick and I. We hosted with our friends D and E (aka Shapiro Sisters) a salute to Harold Seeley at the Community Center. Rick mentioned this in his blog www.rickandrickey.blogspot.com. WE ARE THESPIANS !!
Until tomorrow...
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