Several years ago, I went through a serious health challenge. As I lay in a hospital bed, terrified, far from my parents and siblings, I realized-"I am alone." I had lived in that particular city for 23 years and yet, in the midst of emotional, and then physical crisis, I had noone(NOONE!) to call. How had this happened? How did I end up in this lonely situation? I had plenty of friends, a wide circle of acquaintances. But I had the sudden and shocking realization that there was an emptiness..something was just not there.
Cue my life forward a few years to last Friday, January 17, 2014. I once again found myself in a hospital bed, experiencing a physical health challenge. And yet, as the day transpired, I was clear on several fronts: who to call, who would be by my side, who would phone me and/or text etc. But mainly I was juar so clear and so sure that these people in my life would be there. I knew this without hesitation, without one doubt. Without even speaking to these people, I could feel deep within that they were with me.
I have been thinking a lot about this the last couple of days. I realized that even though I was nervous and scared last Friday, I felt a deep sense of peace, a knowing, while I went through medical tests and waited for the answer to what was happening. I am so grateful for that peace that came from the knowledge that I am loved and supported in this new place I call home. I am so incredibly thankful that I have found this..or perhaps it found me. Gratitude fills my heart today to know that at the age of 52 I am home..I have found my tribe.
My wish is for everyone who searches to find their home, their tribe..it is out there and it is searching for you too.
Blessings
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