Just like life, full of ups and downs
slowly climbing up, quickly flying down
finally pulling up, just before the ground
going so fast, spinning round and round
Round one loop, then round another
at the front, kids with poor mother
they all scream, feeling happy and free
She is sitting there, thinking why me!
~ Dean Thorpe
A slow rumbling ride to the top
of the peak…
a plunge to the valley.
I’m breathless,
can’t speak.
My heart’s racing
in track shoes.
I’m holding on tight.
My stomach is churning.
My knuckles go white.
Gravity grabs me.
I chew on my lip.
I sure hope I’m alive
at the end of this trip!
~ Elaine Magliaro
Well, as you can see, I never did get this blog off the ground ... LOL ... but that's okay. All it means is that I've been busy with real life and living.
What have I learned on my road to self-discovery? That CHANGE is the only constant in life, if that makes any sense to you. I've learned to embrace it and welcome it with open arms ... for better or for worse ... like a rollercoaster ride. For the most part, life's changes have been very good to me and I've noticed that every time I hit a low, invariable the high comes rolling after.
For example, when my ex left, he took the family car as his own, leaving the kids and I without transportation. Well, his parents came forward and made sure that the kids and I were looked after. Although I did have to pay for the new set of wheels, my ex-father-in-law made it possible and affordable. It was a great car!
Then, about 9 months later, in a freak accident, my car was totaled in a parking lot. Luckily, we were not in the vehicle at the time. The insurance company wrote it off and I was upset. How would I be able to afford a new vehicle or even a used one, as a single-mother? Miraculously, once again, I was the recipient of life's good fortune. The day I picked up the car I'd been drooling over since 2008, was a turning point in my life. I vowed to be ever thankful, no matter what life throws my way.
Well, sometimes I catch myself holding on to the sides, sometimes I scream and sometimes I laugh and throw my hands up to the sky. Right now it seems like I'm "quickly flying down" and I know the ride will pull me up before I reach the ground, but still ... I'm enjoying the ride.
