{"id":4912,"date":"2013-03-28T08:47:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=4912"},"modified":"2013-03-28T08:52:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T12:52:40","slug":"anythings-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2013\/03\/anythings-possible.html","title":{"rendered":"Anything&#8217;s Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-prn1\/c0.0.403.403\/p403x403\/74445_345425642226055_948085378_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: It's going to be another super duper \u00fcber fantabulous day!\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of my role models for grace-filled living at the end of life was Gilda Radner. Her antics on Saturday Night Live were part of my late adolescence into early adulthood. Characters Emily Litella (&#8220;Never mind.&#8221;) and Roseanne Rosanadana (&#8220;It&#8217;s always something.&#8221;) were among my favorites. Little did I know that many years later, I would be working for an organization created after her death from cancer. Gilda&#8217;s Club is a non-residential community offering support for those diagnosed with cancer, as well as their families and friends. It was founded by Gilda&#8217;s husband Gene Wilder, her brother Michael Radner and her counselor Joanna Bull who I had the joy of meeting and interviewing when the\u00a0 signature red door Delaware Valley (PA) chapter opened. I have facilitated groups for them and clowned around as my character Feather who is a winged faerie.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her passing,\u00a0Gilda wrote a book called &#8220;It&#8217;s Always Something&#8221; that was made into a tv movie. A passage that remains with me jumped out again\u00a0after I saw this image on my friend and radio producer Shayne Traviss&#8217; Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201cI wanted a perfect ending. Now I&#8217;ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don&#8217;t rhyme, and some stories don&#8217;t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what&#8217;s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.\u201d\u00a0 -Gilda Radner<\/p>\n<p>Change can be scary. It can also be exhilirating. One of the most oft heard concerns that have come from my clients over the years is fear of the future. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221; &#8220;What if things don&#8217;t work out?&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what to do with my life.&#8221;\u00a0 To\u00a0the first of those\u00a0statements, I have said &#8220;The truth is, we don&#8217;t know moment to moment what will transpire, so I prefer to live as if it will be something that I would label positive.&#8221;\u00a0 To the second, I have shared &#8220;I have found that things work out for the Highest Good even if it feels sucky at the time.&#8221; and to the third, &#8220;Great!\u00a0 You have a whole lifetime to figure it out, start now. What lights you up from the inside and turns you into a human sparkler?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are some days when I wake up with trepidation and hestitation about what the day will bring and others anticipation. Although I may not be able to control my first thought upon opening my eyes, I certainly have the choice about those that follow. Even in the midst of the dark nights of the soul that I have faced, I have instinctively known that the sun would eventually peek through. I do take into account that I was raised to be optimistic and resilient, knowing that love would prevail over fear and darkness.<\/p>\n<p>So, what if you could willingly embrace life on life&#8217;s terms, stand with head held high, arms outstretched welcoming what the day will bring?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ACCcU0X0dW0\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ACCcU0X0dW0<\/a> What The Day Brings-by Brad<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildasclub.com\">www.gildasclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of my role models for grace-filled living at the end of life was Gilda Radner. Her antics on Saturday Night Live were part of my late adolescence into early adulthood. Characters Emily Litella (&#8220;Never mind.&#8221;) and Roseanne Rosanadana (&#8220;It&#8217;s always something.&#8221;) were among my favorites. 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