Forgiving yourself
Learning something new
Believing in yourself
Finding your voice
Being who you want to be
Showing up for yourself
Saying no
Saying yes
Being kind
Healing
Starting again
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Forgiving yourself
Learning something new
Believing in yourself
Finding your voice
Being who you want to be
Showing up for yourself
Saying no
Saying yes
Being kind
Healing
Starting again
Please add your own to the list!
I realized something about grief yesterday.
I think this is the first year that I don’t feel swallowed up by sadness on the anniversary of Danny’s death.
I was thinking yesterday that I’ve been trying to put the broken pieces back together to recreate the old picture of what Dan and I had. So this year I’m figuratively taking the broken pieces and making a new picture that represents us and I don’t feel lost in the sadness.
Then the more I think about this I realize it’s not just about grief but is about all healing. Taking the broken pieces of me and creating healthy and happy me where broken used to be.
I bought a beautiful piece of art today because it’s something beautiful made out of broken glass pieces. It will be my inspiration to keep making something new and beautiful out of the broken pieces in life.
Every morning, before I open my eyes, I lay in bed as still and quietly as I can and embrace the gift of a new day.
A new day to start again. Start anything anew.
A new day to do with as I want.
A new day to be kind to myself.
A new day to take a risk.
A new day to play it safe.
No rights or wrongs. A new beginning.