Offer It Up

“Offer it Up” as the Irish used d to say, and many other groups as well, does not mean that we grumble about something while we endure it.  The goal is to change us for the better.  So we aim to go through some difficulty, medical, physical, relational, work, with some cheerfulness.  It may not remove the pain, but it might make us better people, at least better people to be around.  Why do we sometimes feel isolated and alone while we grumble and complain about something we are undergoing?  Maybe it is in part because people don’t find us very pleasant.  We become more of a burden because of our attitude in the face of pain.  Serious dope might relieve us of pain for the moment, but it will not make us better people.  I may not be perfect in my attitude today to some misery, but I hope to make some progress.  Offer it up.