Hi Malorie, what a thought provoking post!! Thanks for sharing this "definitely food for thought" post. Hope you're having a great day. :)

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“ON THE OTHER FOOT”

Was talking to my daughter yesterday and our conversation reminded me of a part in the movie “Overboard”.

The main character of the story was a very rich woman, who was arrogant and rude. When she got amnesia she was taken in by a carpenter with 4 boys and made to believe that she was their mother and his wife. Living a life she had never and most likely would have never known. Once it all came out what was going on and she was back on the yacht, the butler who is now her friend told her “ Madam some people live all their life knowing only that one little station into which they were born....but you madam have been giving the rare opportunity to experience another. What you do with that information is up to you.”

Its a great movie which always, always makes me boohoo at the end. But it is happy boohoo' ing. :-)

But thinking about that, I was given that gift.

There were many factors at the time that caused my husband and I to separate. However during the 10 years that we were, I was able to see one of our major reasons for our separation from the other side of it.
Situations that I was in put me in that position. As time went on I was able more and more to see from the other side of the coin. It began to change how I felt about my husband and the issue between us. It began to open my eyes, my mind and my heart.

We all really only know our one little station in life, we have preconceived notions of how things should be and what should happen.

It is only when we can put the “shoe on the other foot” that we can truly see and understand situations from different angles.

Doing so will open ourselves up to really seeing from another perspective, to more understanding, more compassion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQYrz1KWRv0&feature=player_embedded

On Thursday’s episode of “X Factor,” the Tennessee native told Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Spears, and L.A. Reid that he had once weighed nearly 1,000 pounds, but lost over 400 pounds of it with a healthy diet and light exercise. “I don’t think you deserve to be stuck in that chair,” Cowell told Freddie during his critique. “But it has to come from you. I kind of felt if we go forward, we’re going to have to make sort of deal with each other that we’re both going to work hard to sort this out. Because I’ll back you if you back yourself.” After Freddie agreed to Cowell’s challenge, all four judges gave him a “yes” to go on to the next round of the competition.

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HI Evelyn,
Very touching song from Freddie Combs. Nice voice too.

I remember him from being on Dr Phil. when he weighted the 920 lbs. It is great to see him lose about 400 lbs. He still has a few more lbs to go. I just can't imagine weighting 920 lbs. I wish him a lot of luck in losing another 200 lbs. Gee, I want to lose 10 and I am struggling.to do that. I NEED TO MAKE UP MY MIND AND DO IT. I will.