Summer is over, school has begun and we’re about to move
into another season of weather and the parade of upcoming holidays this time of
year brings on. It is probably my most
favorite time of year, the change from summer to fall, fall colors, crisp
mornings, seasonal drinks and fun Halloween decorations in stores I can’t
resist checking out (and playing with).
As we literally move from one season to the next, I am
personally moving from one season to another, with more change and the shift
into another new normal, yet again, that the past few months have brought
me. It’s been two months since my last
blog post, but it was a much-needed break, considering the fact that I had to
focus on serious matters involving family illness and the loss of two parents
to cancer.
I have definitely had some struggles the past year and a
half or so, since my dad passed away in early 2015, and while I attempted to
find a way to get through my grief.
Writing should have given me some comfort, and sometimes it did, but my
focus was difficult to keep under control.
This year started out a bit better but mid-way through we lost my
stepmom to cancer and just last month, my husband’s mom also lost her battle to
cancer (we already lost his dad to cancer, six years ago on today’s date).
Seriously, all I can say about cancer is that is sucks. If you’ve never had a scare yourself or watched
a loved one battle cancer, consider yourself very fortunate and pray you never
have to watch a loved one suffer through this awful illness.
But this post is not about cancer or death or grief –
instead, it is about moving on, moving through seasons, even the toughest ones,
and coming out stronger. I’m here to say
that I am back and ready to move on with my writing, with connecting, learning,
researching, creating and enjoying all there is about writing. Life may continue to have its ups and downs,
but if the past year and a half has taught me anything, it is that I may
falter, or even fall, but each time I will get back up and continue on,
stronger, even, due to what I have been through. Another lesson is that we cannot really enjoy
the life we have unless we live in and enjoy each moment, enjoy time spent with
those who are still here with us, look forward to the future with optimism and
resist the urge to live in the past.
“We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by
living fully in the present.” ~Marianne Williamson
To honor the memories of lost loved ones, I’m focusing less
on the past, the what-if’s, and the could-have-been’s, and I will fully enjoy
life by living in the present and spending time doing what I am passionate
about. Each morning when I wake up, I will
have the attitude that I can make each day ridiculously amazing.
The effort to succeed in life has a much better chance if the
attitude is attentive, positive and motivating.
With this attitude, a person can do great things; and in the end, will
leave them with less regret.
So let the change in seasons begin, both literally and
figuratively…because I’m ready!
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