A beautiful title to a song by Mumford and Sons (thanks nephew!). Today the title of the song really struck me - my soul is waking. Waking to what life is really about, what pain I have been hiding, struggles I have made it through and the beauty of life itself. This leg of my journey through life has brought me to search my soul.
The struggles and pain of life are not meant to make you suffer, but to make you stronger and help you to differentiate between crappy and happy! Life is not about perfection, in fact, it is about imperfection. It is about finding the little things to make your soul happy. For me it is my little ones running up and throwing their arms around me...just because. It's about having a horrible day, coming home and Big Daddy giving me a hug - no words, no advice, no lecture, just a hug to let me know he always has my back. It's about finding that one last flower in the fall - even though it only has 3 petals left and wilting, it still makes me smile. It's about appreciating that when I have trouble walking, I know it could be worse. It's about finding love and true happiness - no matter what age, shape, size or otherwise. It's about going though hell and making it out alive to tell your tale so others may learn from your mistakes. It's about NOT hiding who you are - show your TRUE soul to the world and screw anyone who doesn't want to see you as you are. People want you to put on the "normal" mask, just to make themselves feel more comfortable. I know that I make people uncomfortable when they can SEE the MS, and some are uncomfortable just knowing. The MS is a part of me, part of who I am, part of what has sculpted me into who I have become. Yes, MS is a part of my soul...and I am OK with that.
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