Friday, January 20, 2023

Loss AND rebuilding exist at the same time


This month's link up with A Chronic Voice, you can read the others over here.

Summarising 2022

Two big shocks. 

Out of the blue. 

That's my summary of last year. Within a 7-month period, we faced the possibility of 2 big losses.  Neither of them eventuated so that's good, right? Well yes, we are glad, but the stress around it and the lifestyle change resulting from both shocks is still worth noting. Gratitude doesn't cancel out the pain.


I get chopped down, but I get up again.

Jagged from being hacked, AND green from new growth.

Moving

We are not moving house, but many many local families around us have just moved over the last 2 months or are about to move. 

And over the last few years, many ex-pat families have also moved away from our town /country.


Rebuilding and expecting

After what happened last year our health habits are all different now. Our community is all different too. Some have left, but some.live closer. 

We're still working out how it fits together. So much to learn and adjust to for all of us. It is hard to know what to expecf as so many things that were normal over the last 5 to 10 years are different now.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to have a read of the other chronic illness linked blogs over here on A Chronic Voice.  

2 comments:

A Chronic Voice said...

Thanks for joining us again, Katherine. I couldn't get much from the post, but I truly hope you and your family are safe and well. Sending good thoughts!

Anonymous said...

You're right, Katherine, it takes time to adjust to 'shocks', unexpected not-so-pleasant happenings that you have no control over. But good things grow even before the pain has gone