There has been a tremendous amount of loss this year...on a number of levels.
Now, I know that loss is a part of life and I am not the only one who has lost loved ones. Daily, people lose loved ones. But never before in my life have I experienced so much loss by so many people I know in one year.
Several classmates have died. A number of friends and relatives have lost spouses. Others have lost parents. In one instance, a good friend from college lost her significant other, who died in his sleep earlier in the year. Last week, I was notified that my friend, herself, had died, also in her sleep. She was only a year older than me.
If you are a regular reader of my blog (thank you!), you know that I lost my Mom and her brother earlier this year. Those two losses were enough to send me into an emotional tailspin. While the spontaneous tears still come on occasion, I am doing better, and frankly, am tired of crying. For me, that is a good sign that I am beginning to heal emotionally.
While I am somewhat stunned by all of the loss within my small part of humanity, I refuse to let it overwhelm me. Yes, the losses do have an affect on my life, but they will not define my life nor how I move forward into the future.
A good friend recently reminded me of how I want to move forward. "I know how weird/hopeless it can feel when we can’t see the next thing. But I firmly believe that there is a next/new thing coming and it will be better than we could have imagined," she told me.
She is correct! Her reminder gives me hope that all of the chaotic darkness of 2024 will lift and there will be something better in my life in the future. Even something better for all of us! I eagerly await it!
So this Christmas, hug your loved ones tightly and tell them you love them. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and something better for the new year!
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