What motivates me to continue deepening and expanding my experience of life and the world?

A dear friend of mine was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the tender age of 18. Her case was severe from the start with lots of pain and physical limitations. She’s in her 70s now and I’ve lost track of the number of ER visits, surgeries and therapies she has endured but her medical condition has never kept her from being of service to others. She has always been active in her church. She ran a summer camp for children suffering with cancer for years. I’ve seen her struggle to walk, to hold a cup in her hand, to open a jar or a can but I’ve also seen her paint a landscape, create greeting cards that lift one’s spirits, and be a hospice volunteer. In the past few years, I have been diagnosed with spinal issues that limit my mobility and my independence. Pains for which there is no medical cure. I’ve struggled with acceptance but she is a constant reminder that “all is grace.” Richard Rohr says, Your life is not about you. You are about life!” As today’s quote says “When change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all the possibility in the world.”