Christmas miracles

3 days until Christmas!  I love this time of year, with all of its beauty of the season and the joy that it brings and just the refresher of knowing another time to renew and start over.  I had a few pleasant surprises from some people offering to do things that I wasn't financially able to do and just took care of it, and for that I am ever grateful. Its a great reminder when you know sometimes a tough time hits or a small nuisance yet somehow a little miracle comes about from either a kindness of a loved one, or friend or stranger.  I went to the eye doctor and have to go back in a few months as they found the beginning stages of diabetic retinopathy in one eye.  They believe it was due to the stress I had going back aways through divorce etc and that since I have come down on my meds and have been losing weight that in three months it may very well be gone, however it still is a wake up call and make you work even harder on something you already are working hard on.  Blessing in disguise if you may.  I started back at the gym, looking forward to water aerobics again and weights, and for the first time today I took a ZUMBA class and WOW.  It was fun, great, had some pains I wasn't used to, had to ice my back, but you really work up  a sweat, and I felt great (other than the back part LOL).  I plan to do that now regularly at least once a week while I cross train the other days.  This time of year I am really appreciating the little things more.  I realize a year ago so much had happened in a short time and through it well what doesn't kill you certainly does make you stronger!  Strength comes in many forms, a lot of people don't realize this...I know I didn't.  It is baby steps, sometimes a few steps forward and back, but one day you wake up and see where you are now, who you have become and where you were and who you were, and you see a difference in yourself.  I see it now more than ever.  The changes that came out of some tough situations have been for the better even though you never see it during the moment it is happening.