As I was reflecting over another year around the sun, one word came to mind: resilience. Last year, exactly one week after my birthday, the crushing blows to our “normal” existence began. Our lives quickly started to feel like a country song, and the title would have been “Everything Gets F’ed Up On a Thursday.”
With everything happening, it would have been super easy to put all life goals on hold. It would have been super easy to wallow in self pity and do nothing. However, in life you have two choices when things are not going well. One, you can do nothing. Two, you can exhibit bounce back ability!
Through a lot of prayer, tears, emotional roller coasters, and open discussion as a family, we chose bounce back ability. Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? YES! Did we learn from it? ABSOLUTELY! Were there days when it was hard? Of course there were!
But we persevered, and now almost a year later, I can say…
- We can survive the storm because we have each other.
- My faith is stronger.
- My drive and resolve to be successful are stronger.
- Even on tough days (because let’s be real, some days I still miss my cat terribly!), I can do one thing to move forward.
- I have learned to focus on what I can and cannot control.
As I start this next year, I’m not going to say it’s going to be all sunshine and rainbows. I can’t know what the future will bring, but I can know that I’ve learned resilience.
XOXO,
The Great Kaysby
The Great Kaysby 