Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Dry and cracked
It occurred to me that this is an apt portrayal of my existence right now. The landscape is pretty barren; everything is dry around me. But I'm still here and still green--thanks to sunshine that keeps peeking through and the occasional refreshing shower. I'm thankful every day for my blessings--every ray and every drop.
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I am here!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are too.
So glad to see your post.
Xoxo
dear Dee,
ReplyDeletefor months and months as the two year mark of Hugh's death approaches, I have not been able to FEEL gratitude (nor any of the other things that have kept me alive and afloat).. what a gift you have been given, that big gorgeous presence of feeling thankful. your words and that very apt image is so inspiring - and Voila! -has brought gratitude back into my heart! who knows, maybe there will be a domino effect to reclaiming Hope and banishing regret? just sayin', could happen...
with much love,
Karen
Dee, I love the image in your new post.
ReplyDeleteRe: your question from previous post, I do think we are all left with guilt and regret, I think it's unavoidable, it's the human condition to be conscious, to know what is and what could be, and the discrepancy between the two is painful. Part of grief is revisiting what we could have done to make the now less painful, but I think no matter what we do the pain is unavoidable. I guess I just don't think that guilt and regret mean we have to think we're bad or wrong... they just mean we're human. Maybe we could have done better, maybe we couldn't. But we didn't. That's the human condition. Religions around the world evolved to deal with this reality of being human, and to deal with the awe that in the midst of the guilt and regret, there is still life/hope. Like your image of the plant in the desert, in the midst of all the places where there could be flowers but aren't, where the ground is cracked and broken and barren, there is still some green, growth, possibility of change. Like the camera lens, we can't choose what's in front of us but we can choose what we frame or include, and what we focus on, we can include both the brokenness and also the possibility of something new. Regret and guilt are important... but so is hope.
Thank you for blogging. I admire your courage to share.
Hey Dee!! I'm still here, when I can remember!! It sucks what chemo does to your brain cells! Hang in there girl, the treatment at NIH sounds promising.
ReplyDeleteDee, you are a barve, strong woman who is an inspiration to all of us!!!
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