Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Certain moments in life can be suddenly catalytic. Sometimes these moments are
debilitating or disabling. Other
times we may experience something profoundly inspiring, unusual or beautiful. Such moments can unexpectedly call
forth the fullness of our very selves to be present in that moment. We might even find a whole way of life
falling by the wayside. With the
twenty-five year anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall arriving this coming
Sunday I have been reflecting on catalytic moments that forever change
individual lives as well as whole societies.
I feel as if I reached the point of no return recently in
regards to my own earlier life history.
The story you carry about your own life is only as powerful as the power
you give it. If you want to begin
living a new life story you must first consciously choose to move in a new
direction. Then you actually do
the work of taking the step.
This last Sunday I attended a discussion on the subject of
end of life care and related issues.
The presentation was held at the Basilica of St. Mary. I sat down with the deacon who gave the
presentation after it had ended.
In the privacy of a room I had never been in before I recounted some of
the salient details of my own life history. And as I made my recounting I could feel myself growing
weary of the experience of retelling what I have experienced. I do not believe in living my life with
the burden of a victim mentality.
I do believe in getting to the heart of my issues, working through them
and then, finally, moving on. You
can only grieve so long and feel so much sadness before the natural process of
attrition sets in. And once
grieving has been fully done deep renewal of self can take the place that
sadness and pain once occupied.
I still feel that I am grieving. But the nature of my grief is changing. It’s leaden weight no longer feels
quite so burdensome. I am focusing
more and more on what good I can still experience and bring to the world once
my grieving process is fully complete.
Post Script
Fifty Day Challenge, Day #40:
Post Script
Fifty Day Challenge, Day #40:
- I exercised at the YMCA
- I met with my therapist and had what proved to be a very productive session
- I attended a presentation offered by Catherine Byers Breet to turbo-charge my networking activities
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