I usually start my mornings getting the weather and traffic
report online and then switch on the television to catch Joe Scarborough and
Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC's Morning Joe. However, for some reason this morning, I wanted
to watch Good Morning America with Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos.
Toward the end of the broadcast, Robin Roberts revealed that
the treatment that aided in her cure from breast cancer several years ago might have been the cause
of the Myelodysplastic Syndrome prognosis she recently received.
This was simply sad.
Anybody who has ever watched Good Morning America had to be
struck by Roberts’ love, grace and strength throughout her ordeal with breast
cancer. She was an incredible source inspiration to my own aunt, who was also
battling breast cancer.
So as I watched this broadcast, I couldn’t help but be in
awe by the love surrounding her amongst her colleagues, friends and a sibling
who is fortunately a donor match for the bone marrow transplant Robin will have
to have in the coming months. She also made public the strength of her faith
when she stated that, “Bottom
line: I’ve been living with this diagnosis for awhile and will continue to
anchor GMA. I love what I do and the people with whom I do it. Along with
my faith, family and friends, all of you at ABC News give me the motivation and
energy to face this challenge.”
This was simply
amazing.
This
got me to thinking: Love and wisdom are always surrounding us, but sometimes we
don’t use our senses to recognize its presence in our lives. Sometimes it takes
hitting rock bottom and/or some kind of life-altering event to open our eyes to
what we already have. It seems to me
that Robin Roberts lives her life with open eyes and an open heart. She radiates
love, grace, strength and wisdom, while at the same time being able to recognize the love, grace, strength
and wisdom all around her. In this way, she truly lives out her faith with a
power and vitality that many of us never get to experience until it’s too late.
Today,
let’s take the time to reflect on the love and wisdom that we currently have
surrounding us in our lives and also demonstrate it to others. It may not be the
look or feel anything like what we’ve envisioned--but it’s there for the taking…Let's make the effort to be
open to giving and receiving love and wisdom.
Until
next Monday…
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