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Yeah, I know. It’s been a while! I guess on my journey to awesomeness I got slightly sidetracked. Isn’t that kind of how life works? So I’m trying to stop feeling guilty about not writing my blog posts in a while. But I can’t quite shake my sense of obligation to you. I feel like I started a journey with you, like I grabbed your hand and said “come on, let’s go on this ride together”, and somewhere along the way I let go of your hand. I feel like I let you down.
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So what have I been up to? Some unexpected awesomeness! This past year, with my oldest son living out his senior year in high school, has really, and I mean REALLY, taught me the meaning of living in the moment and being present. I thought I had learned that lesson before. Now I know I was just dabbling in the concept.
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As this year unfolded, I grabbed absolutely every opportunity I could to spend any amount of time with him. Five minutes chatting in the kitchen as he passed from the garage to his bedroom. An impromptu invitation to join me at Starbucks on his way home from school. A thirty minute game of cribbage. A two hour shopping trip for some new clothes. A morning bike ride through the park. Anytime he was willing and wanting to be with me, I seized the moment!
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I didn’t just seize it – I soaked it in, I embraced it and sometimes I held onto it for dear life.
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Thankfully I’m a good student and learned my lessons quickly. My youngest is just a freshman in high school, but I already know how fast the next few years will go. So while I was learning the truest meaning of being present with Ben, I was also practicing it with Peter.
I guess you could say I’ve been focused on being a mom.
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Regardless of what I may have thought this chapter of my journey should or would look like, the reality is that it’s all about being a mom – being the most awesome mom I possibly could be. All that really means is taking the time to focus on my kids, to be present to them and to strengthen my relationship with them…so that they know, regardless of time or distance, I will always and forever be the president of their fan club, the voice of reason when their perception is distorted, their pillar of strength when they need something to lean on, and their soft place to land when they fall.
Having said all that, I guess there’s not too much to feel guilty about!
with Joy, Gratitude & Love,
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