My mother was always one to quote the scriptures. “This too shall pass”, being the most frequent when things got chaotic.
Going through so many losses the last few years has brought that to mind so many times. Last night unpacking the last box, from my recent move, I ran across the birthday card and Mother’s Day card my son sent me the year before his death. I cried, then smiled, as I packed them away. One was humorous, as was his nature, but the Mother’s Day card was very poignant, as could he be as well. My grief counselor has been telling me how I need to live again but until last night I just felt too guilty to go there. My friends have continued to listen, love and provide hugs. For that I am eternally grateful!! They are the absolute best!!
As I begin my new life, on my own now, I am reminded of how truly short life is. If things or people don’t add to my life and only suck me dry they will no longer be a part of it. At one point I felt guilty about that but no longer. As of today I choose life and the abundance of purely living in the “right now”! That is truly all we have, this present moment. Because, “this too shall pass “, I’m grabbing hold of every second of every day and living and breathing in life!! No longer will I allow anyone to speak down to me or disrespect me in any way ever again. My new mindset is fixed now! I am alive and I am enough! To the ones who are bringing me such joy right now you are above and beyond anything I could ever have wished for. You remind me that, I am enough and today, this moment, simply being alive is such a gift!! YOU are such a gift because we know that, in all of life, This too shall pass…..❤️
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 