Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Things That Make Us Stronger

It is true that what does not kill us makes us stronger.  It has been a very strange and dramatic week.  Stuff happened and It brought me down for a while.  Never having been involved in any kind of violence, what occurred shook me to my core.  But I got stronger also.  I realized that this was just an illusion and something greater was being birthed out of the experience.  My son grew stronger, more focused and I did also.  Decisions were made, steps were taken and out of darkness came light.

I am going to go away for a while to re-group, re-charge and be still.  Going home to the place where I grew up is now very important to me.  When I lived there, all I could think about was getting out.  I did and experienced many wonderful things.  I truly believe that most adults over a certain age, do return to their hometowns and reconnect with what they weren't able to connect with when growing up.  I love my hometown and am very proud of most of the things that have occurred there.  Movies have been made, presidents and vice-presidents began the journey to the White House there, young women were made famous by appearing on a television show called Survivor.

Strength certainly does come out of adversity but only if we allow that to be the Truth of any situation.  Some choose a different route and leave the planet but those of us who stay grew deeper into the realization of who we truly are.

As I write this, it is the day before Mothers Day.  My mother is gone, my best friend's mother left the planet a few days before Mother's Day last year.  I know that she is sad but I also know she remembers the good times, as I do, the times when we laughed with our mothers and cried with our mothers.  I have a son of my own and I am proud to be his mother.  He has shown tremendous growth into the man I always knew he could be.  I am proud of him and what he has accomplished so far in his life and know that more is coming.

This being my first blog, I will stop for now.  I look forward to sharing my journeys with you and hope that you are inspired to write about your own journeys.

Happy Traveling

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