Bless you. Please keep singing!!I suffered 8 broken bones including two snapped femurs from taking an Osteoporosis “prevention” drug for nothing more than the word “osteopenia.” It is not even a disease, but a word that was created to sell the drugs. My drug was Fosamax and they do not prevent anything, and only destroy bones over time. After pondering if there was a day I could/would live over–and coming up with nothing–I then read your comment and yes (!) definitely, that is a day of decision I would re-do also!! The caveat is that we need to know then what we know now. I almost died twice due to the drug. The many surgeries, the metal rods, the casts, the never-ending pain that haunts has affected every step I have taken since the first femur fracture 11 years ago. The saddest thing is these drugs are still prescribed as the answer to growing older to unknowing victims. My body was all but destroyed trying to preserve my “youth.” (and even now, bone density scores of “osteopenia.”) Why do we buy into such things? In my situation continuing to take calcium and vitamin D3 would have made me so much better than I am today. But, I will choose to live today as fully as I can, this day, and with God’s permission, a few more.

Try to envision being held in loving arms, forgiving arms and with the face of someone smiling at you just because you are there to be held. The warmth of a sincere hug is all-encompassing and you are worthy of that, that depth of forgiveness and unconditional love. Once we dabble into the gigantic world of being able to forgive ourselves and feel that kind of love, then we can take that next necessary step of loving others even more than we thought we had.

You are worthy of love. You are worthy of forgiveness. You are worthy of making this the beginning of an amazing new life that is not restricted by guilt and anguish. It is time to begin healing and meet the new you. God is with you by the good people he puts in your life’s journey, but for today, say “Hello” to yourself–your new best friend.