There is still a lot of work to be done. It feels endless, yet I see a picture and realise that a chapter has closed. A milestone is complete. There are reasons to celebrate, though my tiredness and aches are still not giving me permission! As I consider the chapter, I am overwhelmed with appreciation for the work and contributions of many. This was a chapter filled with highs and lows, celebration and tears. It is time to start writing the next chapter, even as I remember the lessons to recount and bring with me.
Life’s circle is filled with pain and hope, sadness and opportunity. I will remember this chapter as a place where I got the call that my father passed. I will think through the dark times of frustration and uncertainty. I will also remember the awareness that comes with the understanding of choice and freedom. I find myself experiencing the sense of what is possible with others at my side, knowing Divinity “freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death.” (Hebrews 2.15). As dark as it was at times, this is also the place where I rediscovered the light restoration brings. In allowing hope back into my heart, I experienced a recreation of my soul in a way I did not anticipate.
Life’s chapters have a beginning and end that are often best seen through the lens of time. With this milestone, I see there is much to build on. I am deeply aware of my weaknesses. In this awareness, I also see what I can bring to each moment. It is a battle at times to bring the best of me. It is a struggle worthy of the gods! There is a need for someone, everyone, to take a stand for the oppressed. I hear a calling to be stalwarts of hope, carriers of love that embrace each where s/he is. Today is an opportunity I want to fill with my best! I maybe tired, but others are more tired. I can and will deliver care and kindness.
