GRATITUDE REFLECTIONS 03.07.10

It has been a few weeks since my last entry. In those few weeks, so many things have happened. To say that my last few weeks have been challenging would be an understatement, but to say that they’ve also been incredibly blessed would also be an understatement. I have so many wonderful people in my life.

In these last few weeks, I’ve found out the true measure of friendship. I’ve found out the beauty of friendship. I’ve learned that I’m not always the best friend that I should be. I’ve learned that I make a lot of mistakes along the way. I’m grateful for those who have taught me lessons about friendship, about myself, and about, in a much larger sense, life itself.

I’m grateful for the beauty of a new relationship. I’m grateful for the hope of a future still unwritten. I’m grateful to know that my heart can feel things that I wasn’t sure I’d ever feel again. I’m grateful…

I’m grateful that, even though there has been much pain in the closing of one chapter of my life, in the ending of a career, there has been such tremendous support from my wide family of friends who have told me this is just a speed bump on the road of life. A window has closed, but a door will open.

Here’s my confession: There’s a lyric to a song that has touched me deeply since the first time I heard it: “through all the worst and all the best, I have been blessed.” There could not possibly be a more true sentiment that I can share. I’m encouraged by all the good that is happening in my life. I’m encouraged by the hopes and dreams of the future. Beyond the pain and fears of today are new possibilities, new chapters and a blank slate.