Put your best foot forward...

...and get out of the way.

That is my Dad's way of saying, you are not in control. Let go. Let God. 

People ask me all the time how I do it.

How did you get through a sickly child who stopped breathing and had to be rushed via ambulance to the hospital from his preschool?

How did you get through finding out you had a brain tumor when you were 31 weeks pregnant?

How did you bring your 35 week old baby into this world unsure of what would come after?
How did you stay positive when any other person would crumble?

How do you always turn a negative into a positive?

Today, I was referred to as an eternal optimist. I have always know optimism is a strong suit for me, but hadn't really reflected on how deep that was ingrained in me. Anyone who knows me, knows I went straight to google...

Eternal optimist, noun:

1. A person who never ceases to give up hope in something they believe. 
2. A person who will continue to believe in something or a positive outcome till the end of time.

Yep, that is me. Finding the glass half full. Never giving up hope there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. Always. Each thing in my life prepared me for the next. Each lesson learned has a purpose and a meaning.

People have said a lot of nice things about me over the years. I am very blessed to have many people who think the world of me. But today I realized, that is what I want to be remembered for in my life and hopefully someone will be inspired enough by my eternal optimism to make a change in their own life.

This is my best foot forward. Now I will get out of the way.