I was working on a new post a few days ago about anger...and then all of a sudden today...the topic didnt feel important enough to me to complete the post. You see, yesterday my daughter started Kindergarten...and milestones like these have a way of putting all of life in better perspective and helping you focus on what really matters.
As we spent the last few weeks, and especially this past weekend getting everything in order and ready for the big day I began to have a shift in focus from stressing the trivialities of life to appreciating just how awesome life really is. As I looked at my little girl, ready to start Kindergarten it became clear to me that none of the things that seem to take so much of our energy and consume our time day to day are really all that important in the grand scheme of life! What mattered in that moment was that I am blessed to have the most amazing daughter and the realization that it is my responsiblity and joy to guide her so that she can be smart enough, strong enough, skilled enough, confident enough and happy enough to be ready for all of the transitions that life will throw at her as she grows.
It seems a cruel joke that most of us tend to waste so much of our time and energy dealing with things that dont keep us in a positive space and don't help us move our lives forward. I was writing a post about the things that make me angry and how I deal with that anger...and then suddenly...after this experience...I realized I had nothing to be angry about...because life was beautiful just as it was. And just like that...my world changed.
Now...I do realize...in a few days/weeks...the euphoria of this experience will wear off....and someone is bound to piss me off...at which point I'll revisit the post I was working on about anger...because I am after all human and feisty. But, I will try my best to ensure that the lesson of this experience does stay with me so that even though I may get angry I can still manage to keep it in perspective and don't let it overshadow just how fabulous my life really is...always...no matter what!
Transitions are a gift...that allow us to pause...reflect and appreciate all we have and are...let go of negative energy that is holding us back...and reposition ourselves to enter the next chapter of our lives. My daughter experienced a major transition. She was excited, ready, determined and happy as she suited up in her new school uniform and marched down the large hallways into her classroom to start her new adventure...unsure of what would happen...but confident that she would master whatever came her way. It was then that I realized that I, myself was going through a transition of my own and must meet it with excitement, readiness, determination and happiness...and even though I may not know what will come...I know that I can master it!
Until next time...
Much love.
Vanessa...in progress. (VIP)
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