I am an inspiration …
The fact that I got up out of bed makes me an inspiration. That somewhere along the line I chose to live.
That I could swallow food again and even taste it.
That I no longer feel guilty about laughing.
That I walked out my front door the first time.
That I showed my face in the community, and even spoke to some people.
That I can still allow myself to cry … and laugh … and remember… and mention my
child’s name.
That I am a pioneer in how to ‘handle’ grief… I allow others to do the same.
That I can look at my other children and really love them.
That I can let them out the front door and they are not wrapped in cotton wool from
head to toe.
That I can allow them to spend time away from me.
That I can still feel.
That I can take my partner’s hand and choose to keep going.
That I can let my partner take my hand to keep me going.
That trivial things no Ionger matter but I can still listen to my friends “go on”.
That I can still make love to my partner.
That I can still have another child and love them with my heart and soul.
That I can look at another person who has lost a child and “just know”.
That I can still smell a rose.
That simple moments are the most important things in my life.
That I want to help people.
That I’m allowing myself to discover me.
That I can really live.
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