Man I feel this on a cellular level. Moving states 2 years ago was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I know it was the right thing to do and we have found peace where we are but we still ache for the time in our lives when the kids were little and we lived in a rhythm of community that was rare and special.
I am now working for a college as an executive assistant. It's a fun job but mostly I am working there so I can pursue a masters degree without paying the high price of tuition. It's been hard to balance full time work and grad school and finding new rhythms and routines in a new place. We are making it.... but it sure is hard. I am looking forward to being able to look back at this time and seeing the blessings of this season. They are harder to notice when I am IN the season itself but like you said- feeling all the emotions is important and naming why its hard helps me know that it won't be like this forever. It's just a season.
You make an excellent point. It IS just a season. Change happens and then happens again and again. We don't ever get into a state where it stops. Which also means, when a season has been particularly hard, we can know and look for the next one that inevitably will bring something new. Even if the season you're in has held more grief than joy, it is part of a longer series of changes that shape your story. Hoping for some lighter feelings for you in the rest of this season. And for a joyful one in the wings.
Wow, Ashley. What a beautifully written interpretation of change…and the winds of change. This resonates with several pockets of my life journey. You captured the true essence of what it feels like to go through changes. There are so many emotions involved, indeed. Some of them are polar opposites. I’ll definitely be thinking about this piece for a long time.
Thanks, Kendra. It is one of those really lovely pieces that sort of come to you fully formed. It means a lot to hear that it had meaning to someone else. I appreciate your kind words!
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Man I feel this on a cellular level. Moving states 2 years ago was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I know it was the right thing to do and we have found peace where we are but we still ache for the time in our lives when the kids were little and we lived in a rhythm of community that was rare and special.
I am now working for a college as an executive assistant. It's a fun job but mostly I am working there so I can pursue a masters degree without paying the high price of tuition. It's been hard to balance full time work and grad school and finding new rhythms and routines in a new place. We are making it.... but it sure is hard. I am looking forward to being able to look back at this time and seeing the blessings of this season. They are harder to notice when I am IN the season itself but like you said- feeling all the emotions is important and naming why its hard helps me know that it won't be like this forever. It's just a season.
You make an excellent point. It IS just a season. Change happens and then happens again and again. We don't ever get into a state where it stops. Which also means, when a season has been particularly hard, we can know and look for the next one that inevitably will bring something new. Even if the season you're in has held more grief than joy, it is part of a longer series of changes that shape your story. Hoping for some lighter feelings for you in the rest of this season. And for a joyful one in the wings.
Wow, Ashley. What a beautifully written interpretation of change…and the winds of change. This resonates with several pockets of my life journey. You captured the true essence of what it feels like to go through changes. There are so many emotions involved, indeed. Some of them are polar opposites. I’ll definitely be thinking about this piece for a long time.
Thanks, Kendra. It is one of those really lovely pieces that sort of come to you fully formed. It means a lot to hear that it had meaning to someone else. I appreciate your kind words!
It most definitely did! Thank you for writing it!