Appreciation of a dear friend

The Need for a Day of Devotion

Do you have one friend that you can count on at any time for any reason. My best friend has been by my side for thirty-six years. Yes, she is my wife and took her vows seriously when we married. I, too, took my vows seriously but I do not know if I would have had the stamina, grit, fortitude or whatever you want to call it to be as rock steady as she has.

Since March, she has been completely and totally there putting all of my needs before hers. For example, one the times when I was in the hospital, she would take care of whatever problem I had often times before the nurse would get there. I had some fantastic caregivers while I was in the hospital and my wire would work with them to help provide some of the best care a person could ever want. She anticipated my needs and often took care of them without me knowing.

Lapsing into the Habit of Being Ungrateful

After several months, I noticed that I was not being fair to my wife. It seemed as if everything she did was wrong. I felt bad about the way I was treating her, but in my mind she deserved the treatment I was subjecting her to. I had a talk with one of my sisters that I could trust with absolute faith. I knew my sister would take my side since I was her brother. There was just one thing (well maybe more) wrong with that thinking - my sister sat me down and told me I was unfair to my wife. Imagine my surprise that my sister would dare to tell me I was wrong. She should be on my side after all since I am her brother. This particular sister is very plain-spoken and to the point. It made me stop and take a look at how I was treating my wife and ultimately myself. The way my wife and myself look at marriage is too some old-fashioned, when we got married we became one.

A Day for my WIFE

Saturday, November 2 was my wife's birthday. I had taken a good long look at my behavior. I found myself wanting in the areas of fairness, compassion(which she has by the boatload), objectivity, the list goes on. I am thankful for my sister sitting me down and truly talking to me and not letting me off the hook for bad behavior. I needed that reminder that even though I was ill my wife had been by my side without complaining and without though for her desires, wishes or needs.

I devoted the entire day to my wife. Whatever she wanted to do wi did. Whatever she wanted to buy for our new house we bought. The day was hers to enjoy without having to put me first. I let her pick and choose the entire day. I wanted to try to show her that I did CARE for her and will be trying to pay more attention to what is best for her. I am not one who vocalizes my thoughts very well but I see I need to work on that so there will be no misunderstandings in the future. I want her to know I would not be here today if not for her. That is literally true. She has saved my life twice this year.

I still have a long road of recovery ahead of me but now it is not as scary as it would have been if not for her.

How does this relate to Wealthy Affiliate

You may ask yourself how such a personal post can relate to Wealthy Affiliate. It is quite simple really.

Wealthy Affiliate is here for you when you need it most. The community here is just that, a community of like-minded people who will be here for you at any time. You just have to ask for help and it is there. You will develop friendships that will last a lifetime. My wife learned more about nursing in the last nine months than in her entire life. It is the same here. The knowledge is here for us to learn. All we have to do is access it and learn it without any preconceived ideas. We are asked to reach out to others who may be struggling(sometimes their fault, sometimes not).and help them along the way. We need to encourage them to be more than they thought was possible.

Wealthy Affiliate in a lot of ways takes its philosophy from life. It has a philosophy that is unlike most businesses HELP ANOTHER.

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Jerry