Hello, and peace to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.
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So many nominations for Word of the Year:
~ Unprecedented ~ Challenging ~ Pivot ~ Distanced ~ Zoom
But I vote for this one: HUMBLING
For me, I never expected to be unemployed at 60 years old and then unable to find work. I - and I know that many of you - have struggled with these feelings this year:
~ Off-balanced ~ Confused ~ Lonely ~ Angry ~ Fearful ~ Envious ~ Anxious ~ Sickly ~ Frustrated ~ Inconvenienced
I know how hard it is to be grateful when life has been tough. Last Tuesday, I celebrated the fifth anniversary of my kidney transplant. The two years before that transplant, and even after, were very hard. But we decided not to let this define us. It was then that I purposed to thank God for the day when my head hit the pillow every night. No matter how dark or painful the day was or how much I dreaded the night, I did it. Sometimes through clenched teeth. And many times, I didn't mean it, but I forced myself to say it anyway. And it changed me.
I have MUCH to be thankful for this year: So much more time with my wife and daughter; our weekly FamZoom has kept us more connected with immediate family more than ever. I enjoy better health than I've had in years (kidney is healthy, diabetes under control, still losing weight). I am proud of our ability to adjust to our new realities. And there is less wear-and-tear on our cars!
We all know that there is nothing magical about midnight New Year’s Eve. We woke up to the same world we lived in the day before. WE can change that. HOPE is good, and wearing GRATITUDE is essential. If you're looking for 2021 resolutions, consider hope and gratitude, because they start with you, regardless of what is happening in your world.
Psalm 73:24-26: God, you guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Here is the direct email and phone number for anyone requesting support From
the 63d RD Chaplain office,
usarmy.usarc.63-rsc.list.chaplain-all-users@mail.mil
650-526-9668