Hi! Again. After a longer break than I intended.
I have been riding some powerful waves over the last few months, and it has made it hard for me to know what I want to say.
Someday I will write more transparently, but that day is not today.
Instead, today I’m embracing gratitude. For clarity. For optimism. For sunshine.
Perhaps you’ve been there before. Working your way through unexpected grief and change. Trying to productively move past feelings of betrayal and anger. Missing lost friendships. It literally feels like swimming through mud or running through a hurricane. You know you are struggling when forward motion must be super intentional.
And then.
You realize better days certainly are ahead. That amidst the hard, you’ve learned some really important lessons you’ll never need to be taught again. You have seen who stands with you, circles you, and props you up on your hardest days. You know who you can count on – and of course, who you can’t. You are reminded that you are strong. Smart. Resilient. And a fighter.
Maybe not completely fearless. But a fighter nonetheless.
The clouds are lifting for me. I’m feeling more like myself. It’s been hard work to find me again. But here I am.
It’s July 12th. The sun is shining. And I am enjoying a happy day. Grateful. Optimistic. And very clear on how to tackle the important weeks and months ahead.
As I was writing this blog in my head while driving our golf cart around our neighborhood with my youngest daughter, a favorite song came on Spotify. “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles (written by George Harrison). It spoke to me so deeply today.
“Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s alright
Little darlin’, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin’, it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s alright
Little darlin’, the smile’s returning to their faces
Little darlin’, it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s alright
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darlin’, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darlin’, it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s alright
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
It’s alright
So here’s to sunshine. Melting ice and clearing skies. The smile is returning to my face. It’s alright. It’s alright.
The Redefining 