Well here we are nearing the end of this crazy year of 2020. Let us reflect for a moment here..
I would like to address those that have been isolated, discouraged and alone. So many of us are just struggling to get from a.m. to p.m each day. We were already feeling so alone before covid as our child's needs are many and our family dynamic is so different. Then the pandemic hit and compounded the aloneness in a drastic way.
So the idea of coping seems untouchable. Let's try to view it a little differently for perspective. Our station in life is what it is and we can do little to change it at its core. But in our mindset we have unlimited power to choose to be content with wherever our life leads us.
Knowing that choosing positive vibes each day only produces more positivity.
Also we can re-arrange our thoughts on things. During my lonliest years, I would go for weeks without leaving the house because the care needs were so many for the multiple special needs kiddos I served in my home.
I would get so angry and downright envious of the families getting to travel, take vacations, and visit others for the holidays. Those things were not an option for my family. Instead we took on "day in and day out" as the rhythem of our life as we knew it.
Then one day it occurred to me how lucky I was. My mind shifted and I realized that most everyone's "living" occurs in the regular mode of days on the calendar. The vacation and holidays were few and far between. Most people long for the vacations and holidays to escape from their regular mode days. Here I was the opposite. I had so much joy and fulfillment within my heart on most of the days of regular mode. Yes I was tired, lonely, and overwhelmed at times but I had mastered the regular mode so well due to it being all that I had. The precious love I experienced with my special kiddos was a gift for each and every normal mode day. I began to be thankful for my station in life as there are so many many days of each year that are regular mode. I really only had those few times of year when I was missing anything outside of our home and I grew to love and prefer staying in the regular mode. Something only few, like us, get to experience.
There is real beauty hidden in sacrifice. Mindful thinking is something to be greatful for. We get the prize and the peace in knowing how well we have lived making a difference in these precious lives we care for.
Normal mode is the majority of calendar days well spent. I hope this serves you as something to ponder for yourselves as we are now in the midst of the holiday season. The scale really tips in our favor and for that we must be appreciative while we ride our way through to January's normal mode days. We will welcome 2021 with open arms.
God Bless each of you and your precious families.
Yorumlar