Sometimes Life Changes, Doesn't It?
Sometimes we make big decisions, and life changes. We decide to marry, or we decide to go off our birth control to "see what happens..."
Sometimes we make little decisions, and life changes. We decide to say what is really on our minds, and we don't even try to be nice about it; but we know we will be loved anyway. (Thanks, Tom, for being in my corner... even though I was not very reasonable at 9:00 last night.)
Sometimes other people make big decisions, and life changes. Your Grandma decides to move across county (with her boyfriend!) and although you are thrilled for her, you are sad for yourself because when she goes, "home" goes with her. (I hate to see you go, Grandma, but I'm glad to see you happy and loved.)
Sometimes other people make little decisions, and life changes. You say to someone that you saw a blouse in the Hospice Resale, and when you got home, you were sorry you didn't get it. Then, the same blouse shows up in your mail with a note that says: "I hope this was the one..." (Thanks, Sandra, Yes it was just right. I got it today.)
Life changes. It's a fact. And I think that all in all this is good. I guess for myself that if life didn't change; I would appreciate very little of the goodness I see every day, and I would surely be bored. But the cost of this is that some changes are easy and some changes are hard. Some changes bring joy almost instantly, and some changes take a while to become merely tolerable. I can live with that. And I can live with all of the ups and downs of that.
Tonight I don't have any advice. Only observations... as well as love, and a whole host of other emotions. I also have my husband dozing by my side, and two cats purring in my lap. Tomorrow morning, I'll wake up to feed the birds and start another day. So while some things change, other things stay the same, and this seems to balance things out a bit.This too is good.
But what if you are not in balance? Are things changing for you, too? How are you doing with that? Or are things constantly the same? How are you doing with that?
Whatever your circumstance, I wish you well...
Rev. Sherry