Comments on: When Life Happens, and Then Doesn’t http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/ RemissionMan Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Roseann Dougherty http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110394 Roseann Dougherty Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:28:52 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110394 I was very sorry To hear of all the loss you and your family have endured. We very much missed your strength, wisdom and kind heart at Eagleman this year. We will be there to cheer you on at Ironman Maryland. This time to reflect will only build your strength, faith and gratitude for all that you have accomplished and what you have yet to achieve. All those you have inspired & supported are sending their love, prayers and support to you and your family. I was very sorry To hear of all the loss you and your family have endured. We very much missed your strength, wisdom and kind heart at Eagleman this year. We will be there to cheer you on at Ironman Maryland. This time to reflect will only build your strength, faith and gratitude for all that you have accomplished and what you have yet to achieve. All those you have inspired & supported are sending their love, prayers and support to you and your family.

]]> By: Bart Yasso http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110393 Bart Yasso Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:30:19 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110393 Steve, I’m so sorry to hear about your losses. You are one strong individual keep on writing. Bart Steve,

I’m so sorry to hear about your losses. You are one strong individual keep on writing.

Bart

]]> By: Sister Madonna Buder http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110392 Sister Madonna Buder Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:17:15 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110392 Steve, This seems to be a year of transition for many of us. Yours, of course, is extreme but you have found the grace to carry on. While repairing from a torn meniscus in mid December resulting from 3 attempted Ironman events I did not want to undergo surgery so prayed, "GOD help me do my Best and YOU do the Rest." No surgery, but realization that at 85 Ironman events are no longer my life's blood as they have also been for you these many years. My guts tell me there are occasions of much more importance that lie ahead for ALL of us. Thank you for sharing your Courage. Keep forging ahead with God's grace to endure! Blessings, Sister Madonna Steve,

This seems to be a year of transition for many of us. Yours, of course, is extreme but you have found the grace to carry on. While repairing from a torn meniscus in mid December
resulting from 3 attempted Ironman events I did not want to undergo surgery so prayed,
“GOD help me do my Best and YOU do the Rest.” No surgery, but realization that at
85 Ironman events are no longer my life’s blood as they have also been for you these
many years. My guts tell me there are occasions of much more importance that lie ahead for ALL of us. Thank you for sharing your Courage. Keep forging ahead with God’s grace
to endure!

Blessings, Sister Madonna

]]> By: M.L.Sicoli http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110391 M.L.Sicoli Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:09:42 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110391 Steve, Actually I was thinking of you and wondering why no update. What a shock that you lost so many loved ones in such a short period of time. I am glad you stepped back and are taking time to heal. I too have had a rough year( though not nearly as rough as yours) and was feeling guilty that i hadn't followed up with you to see how you were doing. I will continue to pray for you and for your family and hope that you are restored physically, spiritually,and in spirit. Steve,
Actually I was thinking of you and wondering why no update. What a shock that you lost so many loved ones in such a short period of time. I am glad you stepped back and are taking time to heal. I too have had a rough year( though not nearly as rough as yours) and was feeling guilty that i hadn’t followed up with you to see how you were doing. I will continue to pray for you and for your family and hope that you are restored physically, spiritually,and in spirit.

]]> By: Patrick Schaffer http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110390 Patrick Schaffer Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:54:31 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110390 You are a strong man and can weather anything. I am very sorry for your losses. You are a strong man and can weather anything. I am very sorry for your losses.

]]> By: Larry Arata http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110389 Larry Arata Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:03:18 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110389 You have been through a great deal of emotional strain and you have felt (are feeling) its effects on you. You are a strong, caring person who ministers to others first and probably have not even noticed the extent of your own wounds. Your sensitive reflection on these last difficult months is an important part of your healing process. I admire you for facing these tough emotional scares and sharing your experience with others so they can be inspired to endure as well. You are a disciplined, competitive athlete who is frustrated that this season of healing has interfered somewhat with racing season. A slight variation on your metaphor might be that It is not the speed of your foot that counts most my friend, but the size of your footprint. You have have walked among many lives and we are all blessed as a result. God bless you through your healing process. You have been through a great deal of emotional strain and you have felt (are feeling) its effects on you. You are a strong, caring person who ministers to others first and probably have not even noticed the extent of your own wounds. Your sensitive reflection on these last difficult months is an important part of your healing process. I admire you for facing these tough emotional scares and sharing your experience with others so they can be inspired to endure as well. You are a disciplined, competitive athlete who is frustrated that this season of healing has interfered somewhat with racing season. A slight variation on your metaphor might be that It is not the speed of your foot that counts most my friend, but the size of your footprint. You have have walked among many lives and we are all blessed as a result. God bless you through your healing process.

]]> By: Nancy Boucha http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110388 Nancy Boucha Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:20:33 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110388 You have had a rough several months. Your mother and your in-laws will live forever in your mind. You have a good attitude. You shall survive. You have had a rough several months. Your mother and your in-laws will live forever in your mind. You have a good attitude. You shall survive.

]]> By: Matt http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110387 Matt Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:13:43 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110387 Steve, you and your family have been an inspiration to myself and many throughout the community. I am truly blessed to have grown up around you guys and to be able to call you 'friend'. Keep on going-climbing out of that hole can be sheer hell at times, but you have a wonderful family-let their love wash over you and help you all heal. And if you guys ever need anything, I'm just a stone's throw away. Steve, you and your family have been an inspiration to myself and many throughout the community. I am truly blessed to have grown up around you guys and to be able to call you ‘friend’.

Keep on going-climbing out of that hole can be sheer hell at times, but you have a wonderful family-let their love wash over you and help you all heal. And if you guys ever need anything, I’m just a stone’s throw away.

]]> By: Susan http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110386 Susan Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:01:21 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110386 Steve- I relate to what you are saying so well- it is life, my friend. The point that we are - with being able to see the future in our grandchildren and at the same time all of our past that floods us when we become the caretakers and then the oldest generation... it is life - the journey and the passages... some frustrating with doubts that we could have, should have done more - the memories of those who we touched or were influenced by..... I think, as a cancer survivor it takes on a more powerful voice in our soul... more pressing doubts, more poignant memories. It is life ... and each day I try to remind myself to be present today- to FEEL to LIVE ... because I survived - so there must be a reason - a purpose .. one more person to help, to listen to, to be there for/with. It is life, my friend - enjoy - relish each moment .. for we have not just survived - we have prevailed. WE ARE. Namaste Steve- I relate to what you are saying so well- it is life, my friend. The point that we are – with being able to see the future in our grandchildren and at the same time all of our past that floods us when we become the caretakers and then the oldest generation… it is life – the journey and the passages… some frustrating with doubts that we could have, should have done more – the memories of those who we touched or were influenced by….. I think, as a cancer survivor it takes on a more powerful voice in our soul… more pressing doubts, more poignant memories. It is life … and each day I try to remind myself to be present today- to FEEL to LIVE … because I survived – so there must be a reason – a purpose .. one more person to help, to listen to, to be there for/with. It is life, my friend – enjoy – relish each moment .. for we have not just survived – we have prevailed. WE ARE. Namaste

]]> By: Edie Allen http://remissionman.com/2015/07/21/when-life-happens-and-then-doesn%e2%80%99t/#comment-110385 Edie Allen Wed, 22 Jul 2015 02:56:01 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=3291#comment-110385 Art and I love you, Steve. True strength to me has always been what happens when you're hit the hardest and take the time to reflect - and then take action on - priorities. Sometimes that means to just sit your butt down and just BE. That's how we find out who we really are inside and that's what matters most to those we love and those who love us - that we take care of ourselves. I love that you've once again reached into the depths of darkness and pulled out that spark of Hope and Inspiration for yourself and, thus, for us all. Our hearts are always running with you, even when you're standing still. Art and I love you, Steve. True strength to me has always been what happens when you’re hit the hardest and take the time to reflect – and then take action on – priorities. Sometimes that means to just sit your butt down and just BE. That’s how we find out who we really are inside and that’s what matters most to those we love and those who love us – that we take care of ourselves. I love that you’ve once again reached into the depths of darkness and pulled out that spark of Hope and Inspiration for yourself and, thus, for us all. Our hearts are always running with you, even when you’re standing still.

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