bitter sweet this week was my son finished kindergarten and my teacher of the last 10 years passed away a week of endings before new beginnings but first in between where i drag my feet because change letting go is hard work of the heart death right after it happens numbs me my whole being says no it isn't so i'll miss you too much change themes of my life yet i mourn it before i accept it we had a beautiful last week of school culminating in the annual award's ceremony in our Education for Life school this is the way the year ends with a special recognition of each & every child for who they are and who they've blossomed into over the last 9 months the honoring of this unfolding always gets me a little teary and my son "i don't want to leave kindergarten" and me sad because the school year has ended our beloved teacher Helen now part of our extended school family but not our teacher anymore not only was she my son's kindergarten teacher but she was my teacher too the close of kindergarten children's gifts unfolding i might always be a little emotional about but this week this goodbye felt even more with the death of our dear monk who left us in the physical realm this week not at first believing another person so special to me was leaving this earth death part of life ringing true rites of passage elder's death children's growing up life so vulnerable so precious my life today your life today whatever it is we experience it's true and real even when we wished it weren't have you ever watched.... the exact moment when the sun dips behind the horizon on the ocean and it almost makes a sound when you know sun back tomorrow but it seems so final for you know tomorrow for better or worse won't be the same as today but you trust life will go on even when it feels like it won't it does and sometimes we slow down to mourn the change of name + form of space + time of years + life but it all goes on time eternal as my son says another name for one is infinity for we all go full circle so this week, dear friends what has ended in your world to give birth to a new tomorrow? what change are you mourning so you can fully embrace your today? what ending from yesterday brings you new life? how can you honor your place of in between? like the sound the sun makes in that moment when it disappears behind the ocean and it's not night nor is it day
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Mama Megan
Hi friends, I write from the heart to tell my life story, and the story of those in my neighborhood called life. Research shows that our children's emotional & mental health is contingent upon us parents being able to tell our life story, or "coherent narrative." This is my coherent narrative, my life story in the making, with some of what I love in life too. My goal is to share my life in a way that is real, uplifting & positive- sometimes serious, sometimes fun. In my practice, I inspire parents to empowerment through reclaiming our life stories and learning respectful discipline. My work is my offering to our children- our future. Wishing you all a happy family! Archives
May 2021
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