The past few days have been GREAT! But you know what they always say...when things are going well, it's only a matter of time before the storm comes. Well, that storm started this last Friday for me. I was riding down I-459 feeling good feeling great. I had posted to my blog and gotten a lot of writing done. I guess I was feeling a little too good, because when I looked in my rear view mirror I saw those blue flashing lights. Yep, I got a ticket. State trooper got me doing 83 in a 70. While he was writing my ticket, I was still in a good mood. I told myself that if I weren't doing 83, I would have never got a ticket. I accepted that I had done wrong and I had to pay for it. Once I really got this into my head, I was back on my high again. I smiled at the officer as he gave me my ticket and told him to have a nice day. And I was off to still having a good day after getting a ticket. As the day goes on, I am just feeling great. I am cheering people up with my positive attitude. I even tell them about my ticket and me still feeling good after. A few of them looked at me like, why are you still happy after you get a speeding ticket. I explain to them that you can't let things like that steal your joy. Just face it and keep going.
Then all of a sudden, I get a phone call. It's my wife and she tells me that our dog, Maui can't walk. His back legs were paralyzed. My heart dropped and I didn't know what to do. She took him to the vet and they said that he had this disease that is common within his breed (Datsun). The disease has to do with his spine and he could end up having to have surgery. They gave him some steroids and muscle relaxers and siad that if he doesn't start trying to walk on his hind legs in 3-4 days, then he would need to have surgery. Now I have this ticket and my little man (that's what I call the dog) is sick. Could I still keep my joy? Is it still possible to be happy when you have tragedy to occur like this? My answer is YES! I dugg deep inside of myself to find the goodness in what was going on. I thought to myself that he is still alive and I am thankful for that. Even though he is not himself, he is still here. I got home and comforted him to let him know that I was there for him.
When things like this happen, you can't let it steal your joy. It's ok to be sadden and to feel hurt, but you have to recognize that there is still joy around when there is pain. I think when things like this happen, God see something we don't see. And in order to make it happen (because we are stubborn and won't do like he ask us to do) he takes drastic measures. This is the only way to get our attention sometimes. That's when you see people making a change in their life after something drastic. God, woke them up!
-K.J Swint
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