“Courage is the act of facing your fears”

emailed 9.6.11

Dear Family & Friends,

Just a shortish note to tell you of how I am now getting on with life with God’s help, guidance and assurance that He is always with me.

I need to thank you once again for your prayers, which seem to have helped me to get up and go again. I REALLY must thank you for your love and diligence towards me! It has grabbed me under the armpits and pulled me up, restored my faith and given me new energy. THANK YOU!! PRAISE YOU!! BLESS YOU ALL!!

Jenny and I were talking about some things a friend of hers was having trouble with, in our normal Saturday chats on Skype. This jogged my memory about things out of my childhood. It opened a door to memories of things not in order from my past. Within seconds of us completing this conversation, Sheilah a wonderful friend in Australia was phoning me and wanting to work with me immediately! So she helped me work through some forgiveness issues which have freed up some energy too, please bless her by praying for her work too! I feel like my Mother who died over 34 years ago now, is finally at peace WITH ME!! We never had a good relationship, which I always regretted, but now finally peace is there. I find nothing bristly when I think of her any more.

Watching Joyce Meyer at the moment encourages me to change things. She is talking all about change! She has some CD’s on Change which I would love to buy, but feel I can’t afford, as I must be careful with money, due to the expenses of medicine needed. So I listen carefully each morning, making notes! The most important thing I heard was: “Courage is the act of facing your fears”. So I decided not to sit around anymore and await the arrival of paralysis, but to begin some kind of exercise regime to try and support my back, by strengthening my muscles and tendons. I am still working through how I will do this daily, but I have found I believe some exercises. Some days Pilates, others Yoga and some further days on my rebounder, for up to an hour. The first day meant I had pain in my back, but the wonder was that since then I am pain free. Alleluia!

God can turn the impossible around! I take courage in the fact that I should according to all medical reports be paralysed, in tremendous pain, but am not. So HE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING!!! Alleluia!

Love Bridget