Whatever happened over this past year, be thankful for where it brought you.
This is something I saw somewhere online and at the time of reading it, I was too sad to appreciate those words. But, I am thankful. I still grief for my mother – every day and just writing those words, admitting my grief, brought tears to my eyes – but I am also thankful that I have been able to do for her what I did. I was at her bedside every day for the last 6 weeks of her life and the last 11 days and nights I was with her constantly. I held her hand when we knew the end was so very close and kissed her forehead to tell her to let go, that I am strong enough to go on. I still believe she heard me, that she let go as from that moment she was still… forever.
2017 has not been easy, there’s no doubt about that. Still, there were smiles and happy times, love and laughter, before, during and after… and there still is. Love is what keep us together, what makes us strong and love is what I will feel when the clock ticks away the last hours, minutes and seconds of 2017 and I am surrounded by those I love dearly and deeply. I will start 2018 the same way I did 2017, with positivity and hope, because it is just not part of my nature to give up.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this year, who jumped in to help when it was needed and who had kind words in difficult times. You know who you are.
I wish all of you the very best for 2018!
Let’s make it a GOOD year, even if not-so-good things happen!
© Rebel’s Notes
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