Are you Proud?

I could say that I am proud to have survived the last 67 years.

But really the truth is I survived by Luck and God's Grace.

All things being equal I should have died from whooping cough at age 2 or blunt trauma childhood epilepsy between 10 and 15 or from suicide in my 20s, or from a heart virus (like almost everyone I knew of that had it died from. However, I didn't die from that either even though it forced me to retire to stay alive then at 50.

But I didn't because of God's Grace.

So, am I proud?

I think it safe to say I am Grateful for the Grace of God, the Grace of Buddha, the Grace of Life to give me the amazing life that I have had.

If I were to be proud of anything it would be standing by my children no matter what. But, even then I was able to do this by the Grace of God.

So, Am I proud?

No. Only God really can be proud. It doesn't really suit me. I'm just grateful to be alive and that all my children are alive and healthy and that I have a Grandson.

Am I proud?

No. I'm grateful to God for everything in my amazing life!

Because without God I would not BE.