The Dressing Room

I recently went into a dressing room.  I wasn't trying on clothes, just waiting for my daughter.  As I was standing there, I couldn't help but overhear another Mother/Daughter combo.  It was apparent that the daughter was graduating from high school.  Mom was looking for a dress.  Mom didn't want to look like a "Mom" but wanted something new to commemorate the day. 

It was just last year that this duo could have been me and my Addie.  Oh the emotions that sat at the surface of our throats as we approached graduation.  Now, it's just a sweet memory.  We passed that milestone.  We are on to different things.

This process of feeling the hit of a blow (good or bad) before the actual event is normal, natural and felt by all mankind.  We have an image, perception, intuition about how the scene is going to play out.  We anticipate it.  We dread/look forward to it ... and maybe both!  We rehearse our part.  And ... big long pause ... wait for it ... wait for it ... it's over.

Done.

Then it's on to the next thing.

Sounds so simplistic on this end of it.  Not so much of a big deal.  However, when you are the one living it ... it's a BIG DEAL!

Perspective is everything.  Learning to walk through the big deal kinds of stuff is a life-long process.  Learning to take the emotion as it comes, talk about it if you need to and be in the moment takes practice.

Even as I type, graduation seems like no big deal ... now.  Now, I have other big deals to anticipate.

learning,
christina