#3. The need is now. I am pondering the circumstances of my availability to leave my own home and to live with my parents in theirs. I find myself divorced and living alone. My seven children are mostly raised, with the youngest learning to drive. Five years have been sufficient to transition out of the trauma of exile and isolation. In those years I focused on healing, and too much, perhaps, on my own life, my little knick knacks, my art on the walls, my books, my mountain bike, my blog, my baking, my time, my my my . . . . It is time, perhaps, to look more outward, more toward the welfare of someone other than myself. And it is time for me to be available to do what I can do. My siblings are dedicated, loving persons, and could do so much better at caregiving than me. They already do so much. But they are not available to do some of what requires doing. I am available. So, the privilege and the responsibility are mine, and I cheerfully accept.
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You are at a good place in your life, Roger. Well done.
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Roger, I don’t really have the right words to use, but I’ll try this: You are good and wise and kind and I wish you the most peaceful transition in what will no doubt be a challenging endeavor.
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Thank you, Sylvia, for your words of kindness and support. I am sincerely trying! The transition is occurring more quickly than my posts are unfolding. So far, things are going well! I am settled and feeling good about things. I’ll keep you posted (so to speak, lol).
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And, don’t worry: you always find the right words. Your short poems are lovely.
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