There are people in my life I truly admire. I am nowhere near as brave or as motivated as them. I'd like to be. It reminds me to live my dreams and to never settle again.
Christmas cards and letters from friends and family displaying pictures of their beautiful children and writing about the wonderful things happening in their lives and marriages have been flooding my mailbox. I am happy for them. I envy them. I admire them. What they have is what I've always wanted.
When my life was suddenly turned upside down last year, it forced me to reevaluate. I learned that yes, I want to be a mother and a wife, but there are many other things that I haven't achieved yet that I want to accomplish.
While I am reminded by friends and family that life does pause for you to go and live an adventurous life - parenthood can't be put on the back burner...forever (at least not for a woman), I realize that there are things in my life I need and want to do first (next).
Today I received a different Christmas letter from a friend. Rather than being about babies, weddings, or buying a house, it was about plans for a Christmas adventure - traveling, whale watching, and tent-camping on the beach. I thought, "Wow! I admire him." This was a different admiration than I have for those people who are married and expecting or with children.
How does someone (a woman) combine both dreams for life? I don't know....yet, but I plan to do it.
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