What makes you tick?

What is your passion in life? What makes you feel good? What gives you peace?  Whatever that is make sure you indulge in it whenever you can.

I bet no one can guess what my passion is. A lot of you will say the horses. Well in part that is right. Being outside cleaning and fussing and raking and filling water and of course my fav scoopin poop. Another part of that is the chickens. I love going out and having a dozen or so chickens run down the drive to greet me. Sounds funny? It cracks me up every time I see it. Especially when the baby chicks start doing it.

Out back with the critters is where I feel my gratitude for everything God has provided. When I was first diagnosed I totally panicked. My heart was breaking thinking about my animals. Where would they go? Who is going to take them? Will they miss me and the home they have known for so long? I started emailing people and researching options for the horses, pony and mule. I call my bunch misfits. Who is gonna want my old horses and a crazy mule and a silly untrained pony? No one can love them like me.I am sure I probably even lost sleep over it.

Then as if He knew when enough was enough God did let me know that it was going to be okay.

"Hey, you are not going anywhere any time soon. I gave you those animals to take care of. You need them as much as they need you so stop fretting."
That is what I heard Him say to me. When I finally got it there was such a peace that came over me. As much as I get irritated at my dogs for barking and my cats for getting fur everywhere I wouldn't give that up for anything. My animals are my therapy. My escape when I am feelin a little blue. My daily exercise.

All I can say is if you are faced with a difficult situation such as cancer find what makes you tick and DO IT!!!! Indulge. There were times when I was outside trying to pick up poop and I was crying because I was so weak and feeling so sick. But I pushed myself to do it. One because it was exercise that you need and the other was to do something that meant so much to me and I wasn't going to let this "thing" beat me.