There is Always a New Day

There is always a new day.

There is always a new day. After you have been through the worst, there is still always a new day. The sun rises and the world keeps going, so you learn, you too, must keep going. There is new life that comes after death. Believe it or not, there is something that is purposed from this place.

I heard a woman speak about our calling. She stated it's where our talents and our burdens meet. She talked about our burdens being what we've walked through in life, and sometimes these burdens are fresh and accessible, and other times they are deeply hidden in the past. I shared part of my grief story with a client for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I shared with her in the weight of her suffering.

I knew what it felt like to feel that at any given moment, life could end in an instant. I knew that it felt like the word grief was written over my forehead, and every one should get the memo. Later that week, because of the stirring, I opened up Norah's box. I held her 8 lb bear; I wanted it to have the same effect...I wanted to put it on my chest and have it calm my fears, but it didn't. I looked through the words and letters from others. There it was. That's what I needed that day. I needed to read the words of empathy others had written and felt for us.