'Change' IS Inevitable...

     I received an early, morning phone-call, this AM. I dunno about you, but I HATE calls that come-in before an 'acceptable' hour; this, not so much because of the 'rude-awakening' they can cause, and, yes...this call awoke me, but, more-so, due to the fact, that, late-night or early- morning telephone, 'jingles' are, often, associated with news one doesn't wish to learn. Thankfully, in the case of this, day's disturbance, this was not the issue at hand. Nope...this correspondence was a, 'desperate' attempt, by a 'long-time' friend, to 'invite' me out for a day's labor, to be his 'deck-hand', on his fishing-vessel. Once upon a time, I would have 'jumped' at the chance to A) make an, extra, bit of 'cha-ching', and, B) to get out there on the 'bounding main', and spend a day in the sun and fresh-air, all the while, getting one, terrific, 'workout'. I used to 'fill-in' for my friend, on occasion, years, ago, and, let me tell you something...it's rigorous-work. Hard-labor is NOT a thing that 'scares' me. I've ALWAYS loved being engaged and involved in physical-pursuits, in both the arenas of work and play. Unfortunately, these, days, due to some, limitations, I must refrain from some of the activities I once, so, enjoyed. OH well...c'est la vie and all of that; for, life changes, over time, and, this, my friends, IS the thing we must come to accept. It ain't easy, at times, to have to acknowledge, that, one is no longer capable of performing at certain tasks or involving one's-self in some, activities, any longer; It can be, quite, difficult, to say the least. Yet, these ARE the 'moments' in which life 'challenges' us to be accepting of our, 'position', to learn to do so, with grace, and, to move forward, in a new-direction, to discover new, 'strengths' and abilities. Since my physical-'difficulties' have cropped-up, in my life, I have had 'adequate' time to 'come to terms' with them, as, almost an entire decade has passed since the onset of them. Believe me...I was NOT so 'gracious' in the beginning...HELL no! My life, as I had known it, had come to a 'screeching-halt'. I had to resign myself to accepting a new, way of life, with this, taking all the emotional, intellectual, and, spiritual, 'stamina' I could muster; but, Praise Be...I was able to succeed in this, endeavor. There are a myriad of ways, that, we will be faced with 'change' over the course of our lifetime; this, a thing we MUST come to terms with in order to live a happy-existence. If one is incapable of accepting this, reality, and, does not embrace change, but, instead, becomes angry, enraged or, stagnate, because of it, well...life WILL, indeed, be a lot, less, pleasurable, for sure. In any event, I sure hope my ol' pal found himself a 'helper', today. Wish I could have been that, 'friend, indeed'. I AM with him, in 'spirit', but, that, sure, isn't gonna help him with his daily-catch; and, although a follower of Jesus, He's not, yet, enlightened me as to how to 'create' those, loaves and fishes. Not, yet...anyway! Just Sayin'...