This year has been filled with painfully difficult and inspirational lessons. If you are reading this blog my guess is that is true for you too. I'm sending you a big, deep, long hug.
Here are some of the things I've learned this year:
Generosity of those who loved Constance
How short and unfair life is
How strong I am
How strong I’m going to continue to need to be
How to laugh and make a joke at the worst moment of your life
How to stand up when all you want to do is hide away
The eternal nature of parental love
The heartbreak of losing my only child
The weakness and total dependency we face when we are too sick to help ourselves
The importance of knowing and speaking the truth
The importance of making and documenting memories (Thanks to everyone who has been forced into one of my photos as a result.)
The therapeutic release of writing about my grief
The truly enormous impact that Constance had on the world through all the people who loved her
What courage looks like
What it is like to lose all of your tangle possessions
Who my family really is
Who my friends really are
Who shows up when the going gets more than tough
Please comment below or DM me on social media if you've learned something too.
I learned how strong YOU are too.
Day 292 is posted at https://www.wantmybabyback.com/blog/day-292.