I sat down tonight to write this blog about how deep, emotional, and thoughtful this past week has been. I started and deleted at least 10 attempts, which is about six over my normal pace. As the evening has gone on, I've realized that instead on focusing what I've gone through I need to focus on how I'm come out the other side.
My week was filled with the passing of a high school friend and having to help a friend through a very difficult situation. I ate dinner tonight with a homeless man named Kermit. Hearing about his life and the situations he's been in was extraordinary humbling.
I've kept myself upbeat most of the week, but it's been tough sometimes. I pushed myself as an emotional being this week and it felt good. It was certainly frightening at times, but sometimes you have to face your fears no matter what they are to help a friend.
I was chatting with my friend Annie this evening, telling her about the week that had been and my evening at church. She listened and confirmed my thought that life is humbling, and then sent me this:
That's what friends are for.
"Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."
-Mary Tyler Moore
(I really wish someone cooler had said that, like Teddy Roosevelt or Rocky)
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