Yesterday, I wrote about a meltdown I had the day before. In the meltdown I sorta trashed poor 2013.
I've been on the warpath against 2013 for a big part of it. Wrongly.
I am not saying it wasn't a tough year for our whole family. It was a year of trauma, drama and serious situations and conditions. I am not making excuses for losing it on Tuesday nor am I apologizing for it but, when you come right down to it, 2013 proved our family to be strong, resilient and one tight group of supportive, loving people (if not slightly dysfunctional).
I started some pretty intense therapy in the beginning in the year with the best therapist in the world. Just in time, she helped ground me.
My mother did have a stroke last year and it was damn scary but she has not only survived the stroke, she is better than ever.
My grandson and his girlfriend had a miscarriage but are expecting again and she is 12 weeks healthy.
Dad was diagnosed with a scary condition. Several more tests and procedures and he is completely out of the woods.
My brother had an emergency coronary artery bypass, four way, and the next day he was up, second day he was walking, eating solids and going home tomorrow, better than ever.
It's been tough for a couple of other family members in one way or another but we are one resilient family. We will reach that light at the end of the tunnel and we will outshine it....really, we will.
What did I learn from 2013? More than I can ever explain.
Remember when Oprah gave her whole audience new cars and she was yelling, "You get a new car and You get a new car and You get a new car.....".
I'm feeling a little bit like one of those sitting in that audience, jumping with joy. Screw the car though, I get a NEW YEAR and you get a NEW YEAR and you get a NEW YEAR and in the words of my therapist, I am a "Kick Ass Warrior"! 2013 confirmed it.
Our family is filled with Kick Ass Warriors. We not only made it through this year, we have risen to each challenge and kicked its ass! There are a couple of challenges still looming but compared to the Stroke, Miscarriage, Cancer, Coronary Artery Disease, they are like a fly on a bear's back...!
All in all, 2013, thank you for the challenges. You honed us. We rose and are continuing to rise to the occasion.
I've been on the warpath against 2013 for a big part of it. Wrongly.
I am not saying it wasn't a tough year for our whole family. It was a year of trauma, drama and serious situations and conditions. I am not making excuses for losing it on Tuesday nor am I apologizing for it but, when you come right down to it, 2013 proved our family to be strong, resilient and one tight group of supportive, loving people (if not slightly dysfunctional).
I started some pretty intense therapy in the beginning in the year with the best therapist in the world. Just in time, she helped ground me.
My mother did have a stroke last year and it was damn scary but she has not only survived the stroke, she is better than ever.
My grandson and his girlfriend had a miscarriage but are expecting again and she is 12 weeks healthy.
Dad was diagnosed with a scary condition. Several more tests and procedures and he is completely out of the woods.
My brother had an emergency coronary artery bypass, four way, and the next day he was up, second day he was walking, eating solids and going home tomorrow, better than ever.
It's been tough for a couple of other family members in one way or another but we are one resilient family. We will reach that light at the end of the tunnel and we will outshine it....really, we will.
What did I learn from 2013? More than I can ever explain.
Remember when Oprah gave her whole audience new cars and she was yelling, "You get a new car and You get a new car and You get a new car.....".
I'm feeling a little bit like one of those sitting in that audience, jumping with joy. Screw the car though, I get a NEW YEAR and you get a NEW YEAR and you get a NEW YEAR and in the words of my therapist, I am a "Kick Ass Warrior"! 2013 confirmed it.
Our family is filled with Kick Ass Warriors. We not only made it through this year, we have risen to each challenge and kicked its ass! There are a couple of challenges still looming but compared to the Stroke, Miscarriage, Cancer, Coronary Artery Disease, they are like a fly on a bear's back...!
All in all, 2013, thank you for the challenges. You honed us. We rose and are continuing to rise to the occasion.
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