"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must [say goodbye] to one life before we can enter another" - Anatole France
For most of my adult life, I have held my focus to my family, taking care of my children, my husband, our home, and nurturing relationships with my sisters, mom, dad, and my in-laws. They have been my life-line and, everything I have given, I have received to an immeasurable degree. Now I see my kids preparing to spread their wings with varying degrees of sadness, anxiety, and excitement. They are leaving behind the safety of their nest and looking ahead to a future that is full of things unknown. I too, am venturing out to make a life for me. I'm a bit puzzled by the irony, and at the same time, it feels perfectly natural. Our worlds are about to expand as we forge ahead encountering new people in the form of friends, coworkers, future lovers and spouses (for the kids), and even children, and grandchildren. I will miss having them here, being able to hug them everyday and share the little details of their lives, (everyone knows the little things matter the most). But mostly, I am SO FREAKIN' EXCITED! For all of us. And come what may; success, failure, joy, disappointment, -although achieved and experienced individually, always will be shared. I worry about losing the closeness we have, but I know without doubt, that I have their love and support always. And always, they have my heart. -And of course, anything else they need.
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