“You got
to put your behind in your past.”
Bambi and Simba came together in the Tapley home a couple of
weekends ago. For the longest time I had no desire to watch Bambi because I
know the mother’s fate. Since I was a kiddo my own mother refused, and I do
mean refused, to watch The Lion King because she knew the fate of the father.
Somehow a new, and seemingly manageable, goal manifested recently- if I agreed
to watch Bambi then my mother would sit through a viewing of The Lion King. Ta
da- goal accomplished.
Turns
out, Simba and I have a few things in common. We each left home, learned things
through the death of loved ones, returned home, and became stronger for it all.
When it comes to the Circle of Life, I am fairly pleased with my placement in
the ring at the moment. “It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all through
despair and hope, through faith and love.” With that in mind, I am sure to come
back around to faith and love. Eventually.
“Everything
you see exists together in a delicate balance… you need to understand that
balance and respect all creatures…” There is delicate balance between despair
and hope, and between faith and love. I learn a little more about this balance
everyday. Through despair I have renewed a very special friendship from many
moons ago and I am thrilled to celebrate in her wedding next month. Through
despair I have become ‘Hilly’, Godmother to Addie. It is treasures like these that
make me believe that hope will see me through all despair. Despair brought me
back home and hope will lead me forward.
Maybe
that means staying here where my heart explodes with happiness so often or
moving right along to unforeseen adventures. Either way, “I finally got some
sense knocked into me, and I’ve got the bump to prove it.”
* Thanks to those who encourage me to continue thinking and
writing. I love and appreciate it.
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteP.S. When I had to wake Addie up this morning, she was lying in bed, head buried on her pillow and she sleepily said, "Hilly?".