i might feel gratitude more deeply this year than i have ever felt it before.
i am so grateful for my family. my given family has played a bigger role than i am used to this year. i have learned a lot about my parents and my brother in the last few months. i have also learned a lot about a few members of my chosen family. levels of trust have deepened.
i am grateful for my co-workers, my colleagues, who want me to be happy and do what is right for me. who are cheering me on while i am doing a very hard thing in my personal life. and for those colleagues who don't know, or at least don't talk about it.
i am grateful for those of you who continue to support me from far away. it truly inspires me that my support network spans oceans.
tomorrow is Peter's birthday. i cried into one of his shirts tonight, caught off-guard while i was choosing outfits. it occurred to me that i am even grateful for the experience of grief. i am always glad to be reminded of the depth of human emotion i can experience, whether it is painful or joyous. i am grateful for the way grief draws us together. it reminded us that we all exist, and we should look out for each other.
Who will raise a PBR with me on December 9? (or 9 Decembre, if you're so inclined).
2 comments:
december 9th is going to be hard.
Yes it is. And we are all going to wake up and live and own our emotions and feel them to fullest, because that is what he would want.
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