I am quite an emotionally ambivalent person by nature (more so as I grow older), but this week just destroyed this balance by quite a fair bit.
If you have been following the news so far, this week presented to us 2 examples of life’s fragility in the form of unfortunate, and sad toddler passings.
Maybe it’s the fact that both girls were of the same age as Summer, or perhaps seeing Courageous Caitie’s daily Facebook updates have already been part of my recent life, but whatever the case is, this has been a very rare week that I am deeply affected by news of any sort.
Whilst both sets of parents have been displaying admirable strength on social media coping with their loss, it is a fact that nobody will understand their pain or how unbearable the healing process will be for them. In fact, if I put myself in their shoes, I am not even confident that I will recover at all.
All thoughts go out to these two grieving families, and may the 2 little angels find eternal peace in Heaven.
On the back of this, it is probably a good time to do some self-reflection by revisiting your priorities.
Have you been spending enough time with your family?
Is checking the latest Facebook/Instagram update from people you don’t really know more important than having a conversation with your child?
Are your colleagues/friends catchup dinner and drinks sessions occurring more frequent than dinner with your folks?
If so, please take a moment to re-prioritise your life, before it’s too late.
Family is Everything
Including this in just in case my sisters-in-law get jealous