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Good morning my child, I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help.
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.
If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.
Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years.
Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.
Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.
Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.
Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.
Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them!
Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you, you may have touched their life in ways you will never know!

~ Author Unknown ~
http://www.motivateus.com/stories/wwudo.htm

Definition of the words in bold from :  http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

Grieved; griev·ing

1 [+ obj] : to cause (someone) to feel sad or unhappy
▪ It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this. ▪ Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother.

2 : to feel or show grief or sadness [no obj]
▪ People need time to grieve after the death of a family member. ▪ The children are still grieving for their mother. = The children are grieving over their mother's death. ▪ a grieving widow [+ obj] ▪ The children are still grieving the death of their mother

Pon·der  - pɑ:ndɚ/ verb

pon·ders; pon·dered; pon·der·ing

: to think about or consider (something) carefully [+ obj]
▪ He pondered the question before he answered. ▪ The team pondered their chances of success. ▪ We pondered whether we could afford the trip. [no obj] — + on, over, or about ▪ She paused to ponder on the situation. ▪ We pondered over/about what to do.

Bit·ter   - ˈbɪtɚ/ adjective

 1 : having a strong and often unpleasant flavor that is the opposite of sweet
▪ Cocoa beans have a bitter flavor. ▪ The medicine had a bitter aftertaste.

2 : causing painful emotions
▪ bitter disappointments ▪ a bitter defeat : felt or experienced in a strong and unpleasant way ▪ We were struck by the bitter irony of the situation. ◊A bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow is something that is difficult or painful to accept.
▪ The defeat was a bitter pill for the team to swallow.

3 : angry and unhappy because of unfair treatment
▪ His betrayal had made her bitter. ▪ She was still bitter toward her ex-husband. ▪ He's the bitterest man I know.

4 : feeling or showing a lot of hatred or anger
▪ bitter enemies ▪ a bitter argument ▪ a bitter reply

5 : very cold
▪ a bitter wind ▪ bitter cold

to/until the bitter end

: until the end of something that may be very bad, unpleasant, etc.
▪ I knew she would stand by me to the bitter end. ▪ He vowed that he would keep fighting until the bitter end.

— bit·ter·ly adverb
▪ We were bitterly disappointed. ▪ He complained bitterly about the crowds. ▪ bitterly cold

— bit·ter·ness noun [noncount]