"Stayin' Alive" Is Sometimes All You Can Do

Wow,  I just hung a disco ball in my kitchen. 

Do you ever get to a point where you have tried everything and I mean everything and nothing seems to budge the dilemma or shift the energy?

My teen has been struggling with a medical issue for 8 eight weeks.  We have done every medical test known to man kind and we now know that she will not die from this ailment.  We cannot locate the cause- the options were harrowing.  We have tried every medical intervention on the face of the earth and nothing has helped.  We now realize that our answers do not lie in a medical intervention...  It's hard to watch someone you love be in pain...

So, now is the time for more drastic measures and hence- the disco ball! 

My new song and mantra is "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees

I don't mean to start a pity party here but what I have learned is that if I allude to a situation without sharing the details then readers sit and wonder what the problem is without listening to the essence of the message.  This post is not about  my daughter's ailment...  It is about coping under extreme conditions when all traditional routes seem to fail you. 

So, where do we go from here?  I find myself asking the tired and true questions of:

"What is in my control?"

"What is out of my control?"

I believe that the secret to life is not having the right answers but in asking the right questions.  Questions bring us beyond what we already know and already feel.   Our attitude is a choice.

Besides raising our kids, we all seem to be fending off huge challenges these days...  We need our vitality to deal with all this and sometimes, in the face of overwhelming challenges, we parents let go of that first... 

I look at that disco ball in my kitchen and I chuckle.  I sometimes even do a  little Travolta hustle...  This too shall pass with my child.  We will keep on trudging forward trying every remedy and, amidst it all, I am going to keep on dancing. 

Sending my best,

Anne

PS  My new book,

"Rise and Shine Anytime"  Simple Questions To Wake Up Your Life

is full of great questions to bolster your vitality and simple steps to help you through some tough parenting challenges!

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