December 24 Prompt – Everything’s OK What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead?
Since shortly before Thanksgiving, I’ve been one raw nerve ending because of the constant reminders of her during this time. She loved Thanksgiving. Then it was her birthday. Then Christmas and the New Year. I want to talk to her and I can’t.
My point of knowing that it everything is going to be okay happened a few days ago. I dreamed about both my parents in one night. After my father died almost 17 years ago, as I would drift off to sleep, I’d often hear the rumble of him talking to someone or laughing. It’s been a while since I’ve “heard” my father. I thought I would hear the same thing when my mother died. Instead there’s been nothing – no dreams, no talking, no laughing. Until this week.
I don’t remember the details of the dreams. I remember waking up after the first dream about my Mom and then when I fell back to sleep I dreamt of my dad. I woke that morning feeling at peace and feeling like for the first time everything was going to be okay.
Honestly, I don’t know how I’m going to incorporate this knowledge into the next year. I take it a one day at a time at this point and I plan to keep it that way.
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