In my 20's everyone was falling in love, getting married and starting off in new and interesting directions. Life seemed full of promise. Everyone was healthy and looking forward to the challenges that awaited them.
Now it seems at 36, those bigger 'challenges' are starting to get thrown at folks. Parents are aging. Marriages are dissolving. Health challenges for us and our children are popping up. Those friends who have tried for years for children are starting to shift expectations to adoption or a childless life.
Perhaps the challenges aren't that much bigger than ones that came before and will come after. Maybe it is the urgency and the newness of them that make them seem so much larger? I don't know.
As for today? My thoughts are with S & J ( and their 6 and 4 year old ). J is undergoing a bi-lateral radical mastectomy. Both are under 40 and have the love and support of a wonderful family. S's mom tells me their attitude is great.
What happened to the times when the biggest crisis we faces was to go to class or not on a Friday AM? I wouldn't go back if I could but it is nice to dream about.
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