Working Toward Peace and Joy
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life." ~ Eckhart Tolle
This quote is a driving force in more than one way for me; first: it scares me that I won't be able to do it as I know it is really important for me to accomplish if I am to survive in a healthy way, both physically and mentally, and second: when (and I will use the term when, not if) I can acknowledge this fact every morning, it would feel wrong to focus on me and not include my husband. It is a strange and very painful paradox.
Anyone who has not experienced the loss of a loved one would respond to me this way most likely: "Your husband would want you to be happy, it will happen, it is OK, just do it!" etc. I know this, and I intellectually understand it, but the journey takes so much effort and it is often easier just to sit and be mournful.
I can't/won't let this happen to me. I will continue reaching out and participating in life. I will meet new friends, and I will feel whole again with the knowledge that God wants me to be happy.
Lindanne
This quote is a driving force in more than one way for me; first: it scares me that I won't be able to do it as I know it is really important for me to accomplish if I am to survive in a healthy way, both physically and mentally, and second: when (and I will use the term when, not if) I can acknowledge this fact every morning, it would feel wrong to focus on me and not include my husband. It is a strange and very painful paradox.
Anyone who has not experienced the loss of a loved one would respond to me this way most likely: "Your husband would want you to be happy, it will happen, it is OK, just do it!" etc. I know this, and I intellectually understand it, but the journey takes so much effort and it is often easier just to sit and be mournful.
I can't/won't let this happen to me. I will continue reaching out and participating in life. I will meet new friends, and I will feel whole again with the knowledge that God wants me to be happy.
Lindanne
Replies
Lindanne,
You are an inspiration to me. Thank you.
Blessings,
Linda
Good for you Lindanne. You sound confident and have a good plan. Your attitude is very important and your\'s sounds good to me. Be well and God bless you.
Eddie
You are inspiring me today. Thanks for the upbeat journal entry.
Hugs, Dianne
Thank you Lindanne. sometimes all the effort it takes is so overwhelming that you just want to get back under the covers..... it was nice to come here and read an uplifting reminder to keep moving forward.
hugs to you
judi