Dear Life,
Here we are coming out of November, and several days into December. I'm reminded of all the things for which I am grateful/thankful/appreciative. I feel like this is the time to consider; to look back at the days/weeks/months and discern the journey more clearly. There's been a lot. And I can feel it.
Sometimes the strength, the courage, the experience we glean comes with great pain, with worry, with burden. It's not an easy process. But often the lessons we learn through those hardships help us understand. It grants us the capability to be compassionate. Or the capability to recognize pitfalls faster. All the same, I find myself in a position where I'm appreciative of the whole thing. I'm cognizant of the what that brought me here, and even more so as I look ahead to the next day, the next thing, the next lesson.
I don't want to spell out the list. I know it. We all have one. The point is that it's there. The point is that I'm thinking about it over and over again. The point is that it'll likely be there for the rest of my life: people, and things, and lessons, and moments. I'm grateful for all of it. It's made my life all the more detailed.
You're not always easy, Life. In fact, most of the time you're really hard. So much happening that is devastating. Irreparable. Unequivocal. It makes me sad. Overwhelmed. On the flip side, there are also beautiful, tender, inspiring moments/people that make it worthwhile, that make me want to try. And try again.
I am grateful for you, Life. Feel like I need to say that every so often.
More to come,
J.
