06 July, 2015

One more thing on Our Next Big Thing

I think I pressed Publish too soon on my last post. What I want to add now is the very important point that, when we’ve been hit with a major loss, surviving is a major accomplishment. It is no mean feat to just get through life, and to eventually find yourself and your relationship in a good place, even though all these things will be new and changed as a result too. Learning to be happy is not easy (certainly not at first), but it is possible, and indeed the most likely outcome for those of us without children. Living well, flourishing, when we didn’t get what we want requires energy and strength and honesty and compassion, and a myriad other reserves of strength and character that we don’t know we have until they’re called on.

So what I meant to say on my last post was that simply being able to embrace this No Kidding life is, in fact, a big thing. Our next big thing.



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11 comments:

  1. loribeth7 July 2015 at 00:14

    Yep, it IS a big thing, even if others don't always recognize that. :p Great point!

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  2. Jess7 July 2015 at 05:58

    Love it. Flourishing after experiencing loss, learning to be happy with a redefined reality, is definitely a Next Big Thing.

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  3. Cristy7 July 2015 at 08:11

    So true.

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  4. BentNotBroken7 July 2015 at 11:27

    It is a big thing! Over the last year I've discovered that I'm stronger than I ever thought I was, even though at the time I felt incredibly weak (and sometimes still do).

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  5. Lollipop Goldstein7 July 2015 at 12:21

    So well said.

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  6. Middle Girl7 July 2015 at 14:40

    Echoing what others have said and adding, every step is a victory.

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  7. Nabanita7 July 2015 at 17:14

    So true...what we need is to embrace life and the curve balls it throws at us and it is indeed the next big thing in life!

    Change & Life : Companions Forever

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  8. Amel7 July 2015 at 21:50

    Ah, thanks a lot for this perspective. I've never thought of it that way, but you're absolutely right. :-)

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  9. Lori Lavender Luz8 July 2015 at 03:46

    Perhaps figuring out how to deal with any curve ball that you weren't expecting is a big thing. Framed that way, I bet most of us has something to be proud of.

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  10. Parul8 July 2015 at 05:11

    Oh yes, it is! Inspiring!

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  11. nicole13 July 2015 at 05:01

    It most definitely is!

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