Okay. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of DiabeticReal, and I am Deborah. I hope all of you had an excellent week and really enjoyed yourself. Do you know what? If you didn't, maybe this is the episode for you. This week we're going to talk about keeping on, keeping on. Sometimes that is a challenge, and I think that's a challenge for everybody at one time or another. It's not just the case for those of us who have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes or epilepsy or any other ailment in our life. It would seem to me, based on my studies in psychology and based on the people that I've talked to, that some of us, you know, have those days where it's like, wow, this is just a tough day for me. Or you work and work and work for that certain special something, and then one little tiny thing goes wrong and it all falls apart. Especially when it's beyond your control. Like, you've done everything right. You've organized ahead of time, you've checked off everything off that checklist, and you've got it. And it's just, man, that is going to make you so happy. And you've waited so long, so many weeks, so many months, so many years, and this is just going to be the joyous occasion. And then something the size of a toothpick or the straw that broke the camel's back goes wrong, and you plummet to, like, below sea level, and you're so sad. And somehow you have to figure out a way to pick yourself back up and keep on keeping on. That is a challenge. And, you know, there's that saying is first count of your blessings. And I know it sounds very cliche, but it is very true that I think about that, and it's like, where am I now? I didn't think to live this long. That's definitely a blessing. I can count. I didn't think they'd live this long. And wow, sometimes those little aches and creaks and things like that, yeah, okay, maybe it's tough. But on the other hand, I didn't think I'd still be here, so that's a plus. And what is it? I heard this saying. It was actually this past year. Well, however old you are today, you are younger than you are tomorrow. That's definitely another thing to be thankful for. And there are a lot of people out there. You've got to think about this. There's a lot of people out there who love you. You may not be aware of them because there May be people out there who just. Maybe they're too shy to say it, or maybe they just don't have the personality to say it, or maybe they're just really crappy at showing you that they love you, but they do. Add to that the people that do tell you they love you, even if they only tell you they love you once in 15 years or something, there are people who love you. There are people who have passed on that have loved you. Remember them. Even if they're not here on earth anymore, you are loved. I love you. Even if I don't know you, I'm going to say that. So think of how those people would feel if you were no longer here. You got to keep on keeping on for them. I mean, here, you know, I can't. I know this sounds strange, but I'm actually tearing up at the thought if somebody listening to this and no longer being here because they think they're not loved. I mean, yes, I love easily, I care easily, but I really, seriously, I care. That is just who I am. I love very easily. I love little animals. I love little critters. I love people. Even when people are unkind to me, I can still find it, find something good about them and love them. So it's easy to love you, especially if you're listening to my podcast, hey, and. And I'm being sincere. That's just who I am. So. But back to the concept of keep on keeping on no matter what is going on in your life. And again, this sounds cliche, I know, but it's so true. No matter what is going on in your life. It could be worse. It could be much worse. I am so thankful myself that I have my two arms. I have my two hands. I'm thinking that as I'm looking at my hands, I just had my second hand surgery and I'm like, wow, the first hand really healed up really well. And left hand's on its way and I've got both my legs. I'm doing really well. We've been watching Six Million Dollar man, great show from the 70s. And I mean, it's very entertaining. But he lost, what, his arm, his right arm and both his legs in an accident. Obviously this is fiction, okay, It's a TV show, but it's not like the government is going to go and pay 6. I don't know what $6 million is nowadays, but I mean, back then in 1974, $6 million to rebuild this person. That's not going to happen for you and me. So in that case that would have been a person that was minus an arm and two legs. Okay, I know this is really drawn out, but I'm saying I am very thankful to be at my age and have both my arms and both my legs. I also think of, for instance, Helen Keller. Oh, my goodness. That woman overcame something that I wonder, could I have ever been as great as she was to overcome deaf and blind? And she contributed so much for so many people. She is. Oh, she's inspirational. And you stop and think you've got sight, you've got hearing, even if you have struggles seeing struggles hearing. Look at what Helen Keller had to fight through. And I don't mean go out in life and compare yourself to everybody else. I'm not trying to say spend your time doing that because that could, that could get a little wonky. But just be thankful for what you have. That is definitely a reason to keep on keeping on. Life is not easy. And even at the best of times, there's going to be a day that's not quite measuring up to those best of times. But it's still a good reason to keep on keeping on because you're going to get to another time that's the best of times. And you wouldn't be there if you hadn't done that. Keep on keeping on Right. All right. This is Deborah E Of DiabeticReal, and we'll see you in the next episode of DiabeticReal.