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Everything is Amazing & Nobody is Happy

10/1/2012

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One of my favorite comedians is Louis CK. If you say his name fast out loud it sounds like Lucy K, which I also like. If you have four minutes, this is worth a watch. 
Whenever my internet is temporarily down, I think of Louie. "Give it a minute. It's going to space!" Well, maybe not space, but a lot of stuff is going on that I don't even see. And I know I don't appreciate everything enough.

Which brings me to Facebook. Oh how I love/hate you Facebook. I love that 94 people "liked" my new haircut.  (Thanks if you were one of them!) But I also think I fall into this trap:
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No one wants to see the icky stuff in life. That's why we all post beautiful, happy photos. And we all know deep down that that is not reality. What I also DISLIKE about Facebook is that it can push good friends apart. I get lazy and I comment on a photo instead of picking up the phone. I "accept" an invite to an event, and then I don't go. Suddenly, real friends turn into Facebook friends. 

What I LIKE about Facebook is how it can pull together almost strangers and fight for a cause. A group of us tried very hard to keep the Price Lab School open. The big realization in my life right now is very simple: Life is not fair. As my mom used to say, "Who said life was fair?" I didn't listen then but I'm trying to listen now. 

However, I thought if we worked really hard, and our cause was just, we had a chance to make a real difference. But that is not always the case. I feel the same about Jude. We can do all the therapies and go to all the doctors visits possible, but in the end, Jude will be who Jude will be. Sometimes I want to give up, and sometimes I want to push through knowing we did the best we could regardless of the outcome. 

(Oh, and that image above reminds me, did I mention that I was Hudson High School's Homecoming Queen of 1994? I'm really surprised that it took me four whole blog posts before I mentioned that about myself :)

So, T-minus 10 days to surgery. T-minus five days until my husband takes me to see Louis CK live in Minneapolis. I cannot wait! I'll share a quote I stole from someone's page on Facebook, "I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person." --Audrey Hepburn. 

So I will choose to laugh. And choose to be happy. Because, after all, everything is amazing.  
My cinquain poem of the day:

Laughter 
Loud, often 
Making others smile 
Lifting up my spirit 
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6 Comments
Judy Corkery
10/1/2012 09:42:19 am

You are a queen period. Reign in the happiness of your life as you spread that in your kingdom of people that make you laugh, who wipe your tears and who adore you. Enjoy your Minneapolis trip.

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Randall
10/1/2012 09:47:40 am

Great quote, one of my favorites. Enjoy the show and here's another favorite line: "Comparison is the thief of joy."

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Sharon Saddoris
10/1/2012 11:01:23 am

I don't think I have seen that comedian before but I thought he was great. Your beautiful smile is AMAZING Sarah. God's light shines through you every day. Love you

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Mallory
10/1/2012 12:18:59 pm

You are a great role model and I hope to be half the mother you are. And this is a quote I like because I am such a worrier.
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
˜ Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955)

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Tara
10/2/2012 03:43:29 am

Loved the clip and your entry! Best wishes with your surgery and please let me know when you feel up to coming on live TV and sharing your story. You pick the weekday and we'll book it.

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Lynne Larson (Kerrie's mom)
10/5/2012 08:20:54 am

Sarah, I remember the photo at the back of the Wartburg yearbook of you and Kerrie in a big hug. Two beautiful girls on the outside and on the inside. Thank you for helping others through your blog. Your kids and husband are very lucky to have such a loving and determined mom and wife. Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers - Fight on you Wartburg Knight, Fight on with all your might, U RAH-RAH-RAH!!! Love to you, Lynne

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