Nothing requires an adult child to have a relationship with a parent beyond their own desire for that relationship. While prior generations of parents could rely on cultural prescriptions around duty, obligation and loyalty to ensure contact, today’s youth are governed by a different set of operating instructions.
Hope sits so close to courage some days. I’ve lived through seasons where the light at the end of the tunnel wasn’t just gone, it was unimaginable. At certain times, I didn’t feel hope. I moved through silence, danger, and uncertainty: Through situations that could cost me everything. Through systems that weren’t built to protect me. Through nights when it was clear that nobody was coming. What got me through wasn’t hope on feathered wings; it was grit. It was waking up to steel my raw, frayed nerves and doing the next thing in a million-step journey. No horizon in view. Moving in survival mode, head down, hands clenched, sweat and tears mixing, and feet plodding mere inches forward. But maybe that’s what hope is sometimes. No grand vision. No clever plan. Just the refusal to stop moving. Just one more breath you didn’t think you had. It’s ugly. It’s painful. It’s wretched. And still, it is the clarion call of a life refusing to give up because somewhere in you, you guard hope. – Tatiana
what does freedom mean?
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This year, I am particularly thankful for the gift of time. I finally retired in the spring (at age 75). Now I can spend as much time as I want out in nature, which is a balm for my spirit. I have been enjoying fall. The late sunrises no longer matter; I can stay out longer instead of rushing to work after a brief outing, so I have seen more of the migrating birds than in previous years.
And I have plenty of time to read the newspaper and books.
I’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving Day with friends, for whom I am also grateful!
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
When setting financial goals, first step away from the numbers and think about what makes you happy and the type of life you want.
With a clearer picture of what’s important to you, you can start saving for more specific goals and setting a timeline to reach them.
Your goals may change over time, and that’s okay.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Real Life of an MSW 