Well folks, today was a sad one for me. You see today is the anniversary of my mum's passing. I miss her every day, but particularly her anniversary is hard. My mum was the one person who had total belief in me, on so many levels. She felt that I was the best thing she ever created, though a product of an unhappy and highly dysfunctional marriage that ended in divorce - before I was born. Mum always felt my positivity, resilience in tough times and my love of education and evidence astounding. Until recently, until nieces and nephews came along, I was the only family member who successfully completed a university degree. A moment, not only I was proud to achieve, but mum secretly was thrilled. My grandparents too just quietly. But you know, I realise now, that what I strived for, the business I have today, the work I do today, is not only from my evolving, but also importantly, the influence of my loving family, who supported me, even when I thought they didn't. Their tough love, at times very tough. Their sometimes unforgiving nature and their inability to see the value of education (really only because they didn't have the knowledge), made me who I am today. I guess in terms of Emotional Intelligence, my beloved, now spirit family were there with me every step of the way. And with me now, through all life's challenges. And although today is a sad day me, I still am getting up in the morning, facing the day
and it's new challenges. So if there is one thing that's a takeaway for me today, is, it's ok to be sad. To revisit your grief and to reflect on what's been achieved. I hope in some way this might inspire you to reflect, hold your own hand, go gently into the world and know that you too are loved. And that even though, whilst growing up we may not recognise the importance of those family ties that made us who we are. That we made it. We are still here. Go gently.
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