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A Path Well Chosen
"It's as if we become aware of ourselves as a bridge between all that's been and all that will be. We become aware of all we've received and what we can choose—or choose not—to perpetuate. It's like vertigo, thrilling and terrifying, the past and the future surroundings us like a vast but traversable canyon." -Edith Eva Eger
It's a vulnerable time for me, a mom of a senior in high school. As preparation begins to send my kid off to college, I'm reflecting on the sweet, tough, but loving times of our evolution. As I walked down memory lane, looking at photo books from many years past, it felt as though a cyclone of reckoning swept me up. I saw the struggles of the years--did I not spend enough quality time with my kids, did I spend a ridiculous amount of time perfecting what was already great, should I have fed them better foods? I grew up with a tough mom that found pleasure in pointing out my imperfections. I never felt at ease after any achievement, …
It's a vulnerable time for me, a mom of a senior in high school. As preparation begins to send my kid off to college, I'm reflecting on the sweet, tough, but loving times of our evolution. As I walked down memory lane, looking at photo books from many years past, it felt as though a cyclone of reckoning swept me up. I saw the struggles of the years--did I not spend enough quality time with my kids, did I spend a ridiculous amount of time perfecting what was already great, should I have fed them better foods? I grew up with a tough mom that found pleasure in pointing out my imperfections. I never felt at ease after any achievement, …
