I'm moved by your reflections on reconciliation. Your belief in the possibility of healing and rebuilding relationships, even after misunderstandings, is a powerful one. Reminds me that growth and understanding can emerge from even the most difficult situations.
Thank you for the reminder that we can choose our own versions of the holiday season. Liberating! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Also, I adored Remarkably Bright Creatures 🐙
I have had my own struggles with family & am trying to navigate the holidays this year, questioning my decisions. What fun! Glad to hear I am not alone.
Thanks for your comment, Jody. At my age, I consider ALL the relationships that I’ve been in over the course of my life: friends, family, romantic. At some point, I have to look inward and determine whether or not a particular one is serving me. I’ve done my share of chasing and will not do that anymore. That said, I look at today as simply a moment in time. My brother and I are estranged now, but who knows how it will be next week, next month, next year. By recognizing the impermanence of everything (except death), I’m really good.
Happy Thanksgiving, Debbie. I enjoyed the bit about reconciliation, and I've just been thinking about how it's time for me to stop forcing a few people to speak to me. They have chosen to be hurtful at every turn, and instead of thinking I can out-positive them, it's time to let them go. That feels like an act of violence to me, and I can't expect they will ever reconcile with me, or that they will believe there's anything to reconcile about, but it's part of the puzzle to know going into a time of separation, that healing and reconciliation is possible.
I'm moved by your reflections on reconciliation. Your belief in the possibility of healing and rebuilding relationships, even after misunderstandings, is a powerful one. Reminds me that growth and understanding can emerge from even the most difficult situations.
Thank you for the reminder that we can choose our own versions of the holiday season. Liberating! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Also, I adored Remarkably Bright Creatures 🐙
Dysfuntional families? Never heard of it! Or, maybe, I've lived it so long it has become "normal!" Happy Thanksgiving to you and the dogs!
I have had my own struggles with family & am trying to navigate the holidays this year, questioning my decisions. What fun! Glad to hear I am not alone.
Thanks for your comment, Jody. At my age, I consider ALL the relationships that I’ve been in over the course of my life: friends, family, romantic. At some point, I have to look inward and determine whether or not a particular one is serving me. I’ve done my share of chasing and will not do that anymore. That said, I look at today as simply a moment in time. My brother and I are estranged now, but who knows how it will be next week, next month, next year. By recognizing the impermanence of everything (except death), I’m really good.
Happy Thanksgiving, Debbie. I enjoyed the bit about reconciliation, and I've just been thinking about how it's time for me to stop forcing a few people to speak to me. They have chosen to be hurtful at every turn, and instead of thinking I can out-positive them, it's time to let them go. That feels like an act of violence to me, and I can't expect they will ever reconcile with me, or that they will believe there's anything to reconcile about, but it's part of the puzzle to know going into a time of separation, that healing and reconciliation is possible.