So here we are, on the brink of the last month of the year....
There are a couple of very busy weeks to go yet but I'm hoping then for a gradual winding down and an opportunity to reflect and gather my resources in time to enter the new year, restored.
In the meantime, I am thankful to have come this far - to have made it through to now. I began this year feeling somewhat depleted and, although there have been a few bright spots, overall it has been an even tougher one than the last. Which just goes to show that one can go on long beyond what feels like running on empty. That's a useful lesson and I am thankful for that.
And thankful too, immeasurably, for those who have been alongside on the often rough journey of this year. For those who in myriad ways have stood by me, silent and supportive, or offering compassionate connection by reaching through and around and beyond the ether to touch their hearts to mine, even when I've had little or nothing to offer in return.
Encouraged by the ever lovely Lisa to contemplate the many, many things for which I am grateful over the course of this past month, I find that I reach the end of a difficult time, a little bit weary but enriched and full of thanks.
That's a good place to be.
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6 comments:
What a lovely, reflective post. . . too wonderful to contain such painful and difficult memories, though it certainly holds those shadows. You are making it through the darkness, one day at a time, feeling the way back to the light. Bravo!
hi kenda, how are you doing? i am just settling back into blogging after my time away. good to be here catching up on what you have been up to.
Posting about thankfulness must be a really affirming thing to do. Lovely post.
you define thankful in such a beautiful way this month ..I have enjoyed visiting when i can
hi there.
"Which just goes to show that one can go on long beyond what feels like running on empty."
ah, i hear ya. has been a tough year for many. i'm trusting there are lighter times ahead. even if just for a little while. a break, to recharge. :)
enjoying your photos too.
Oh what a beautiful photograph! Kenda these posts have made me focus on the things I am grateful for too. Well done for getting through a really tough year with such grace.
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