them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.

As a kidney patient, I struggle with my self esteem sometimes, especially in relationships which I talk about in another article. I feel that it is completely normal, and even healthy people struggle with their self worth at times! However, I feel that as kidney patients, it might be at times a little harder to keep our self esteem up because of the daily reminders of how different we are from others, like our medications, dialysis, or side effects from both the illness and medications.

There is no miracle cream that can make us feel good or happy all the time, but I can assure you that you have plenty to be proud of no matter what is going on! Us kidney patients are physically and emotionally stronger than most of our peers. Also, if we have let go of those things that are not important to us, you will realize that we have a better outlook on life, and we know better than others what is really important.

What do I mean by that? Before I have gotten my kidney problem, I was a boy not concerned with the people around me and just contented with living my life the way I want it to. Everyday was about fun, fun and more fun, without a thought about the future. While this might seem ideal to many, on hindsight, it was not. Leading a life without the future present is an empty life. It is not easy dealing with kidney failure, but the lessons and experiences taught to me were invaluable and they made me who I am today. While my peers are getting stressed over studies, I prefer to concern myself with other things, like gaining new experiences, working with people and initiating programs, and I still do reasonable in school. I am not an A+ student, but I am a happy student. I find that I am able to handle pressure better and also seem to find it easier to show love and receive love, something which cannot be expressed in words.

Here are some things to keep in mind everyday, to remind yourself of how special you are!

* How did I manage so far to cope with all the struggles that the illness brings?

* How am I able to get out of bed every morning when so many others with lesser problems find it difficult to?

* What do my parents see in me that makes them give me so much love and warmth and put up with my whims and fancies?

* What will my parents say if I tell them how much I love them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.”

ure you that you have plenty to be proud of no matter what is going on! Us kidney patients are physically and emotionally stronger than most of our peers. Also, if we have let go of those things that are not important to us, you will realize that we have a better outlook on life, and we know better than others what is really important.

What do I mean by that? Before I have gotten my kidney problem, I was a boy not concerned with the people around me and just contented with living my life the way I want it to. Everyday was about fun, fun and more fun, without a thought about the future. While this might seem ideal to many, on hindsight, it was not. Leading a life without the future present is an empty life. It is not easy dealing with kidney failure, but the lessons and experiences taught to me were invaluable and they made me who I am today. While my peers are getting stressed over studies, I prefer to concern myself with other things, like gaining new experiences, working with people and initiating programs, and I still do reasonable in school. I am not an A+ student, but I am a happy student. I find that I am able to handle pressure better and also seem to find it easier to show love and receive love, something which cannot be expressed in words.

Here are some things to keep in mind everyday, to remind yourself of how special you are!

* How did I manage so far to cope with all the struggles that the illness brings?

* How am I able to get out of bed every morning when so many others with lesser problems find it difficult to?

* What do my parents see in me that makes them give me so much love and warmth and put up with my whims and fancies?

* What will my parents say if I tell them how much I love them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.

the future. While this might seem ideal to many, on hindsight, it was not. Leading a life without the future present is an empty life. It is not easy dealing with kidney failure, but the lessons and experiences taught to me were invaluable and they made me who I am today. While my peers are getting stressed over studies, I prefer to concern myself with other things, like gaining new experiences, working with people and initiating programs, and I still do reasonable in school. I am not an A+ student, but I am a happy student. I find that I am able to handle pressure better and also seem to find it easier to show love and receive love, something which cannot be expressed in words.

Here are some things to keep in mind everyday, to remind yourself of how special you are!

* How did I manage so far to cope with all the struggles that the illness brings?

* How am I able to get out of bed every morning when so many others with lesser problems find it difficult to?

* What do my parents see in me that makes them give me so much love and warmth and put up with my whims and fancies?

* What will my parents say if I tell them how much I love them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.

seem to find it easier to show love and receive love, something which cannot be expressed in words.

Here are some things to keep in mind everyday, to remind yourself of how special you are!

* How did I manage so far to cope with all the struggles that the illness brings?

* How am I able to get out of bed every morning when so many others with lesser problems find it difficult to?

* What do my parents see in me that makes them give me so much love and warmth and put up with my whims and fancies?

* What will my parents say if I tell them how much I love them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.

them?

Let’s try to do things from the heart, and be open about what comes back. Instead of concerning ourselves with being the best dressed, the smartest in class, or the most popular, let us concern ourselves with being sincere, genuine, and persons of love. As Mitch Albom wrote in his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, giving to people is what makes one feel alive.

“Do the kinds of things from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.” Tuesdays with Morrie