SOL26 March 30 Have You Ever?

 

This month, I am writing with the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life group sharing bits and pieces of life. I am all over the place in my thinking, worrying, and celebrating right now and in the beginning I was thinking it was just me!  I kept adding to my list, but these are a few of the feelings that many/most/all? of us have at times!

Have you ever thought about how much a newborn baby grows and changes in their first 18 years? How could it happen so fast that they are ready to head off to jobs and colleges and lives of their own?

Have you ever looked at a child and become overcome with worries about the condition of the world our generation is handing to them? How can we who worked for and wanted peace and harmony live with our failure to make the world better?

Have you ever wanted something so much it hurt but know you cannot have it? How did you manage to move on and cope with life without constant obsession? Is it ok to let go of hopes and dreams?

Have you ever been so lost that you were really scared, if only for a moment, and not sure of what was going to happen? How did you find the courage to keep going, find your way in the myriad of choices?

Have you ever been so angry and frustrated with someone that you could imagine yelling, screaming, and knocking over furniture and held it inside? How could someone make you so angry, sad, disappointed? How could such a thing happen?

Have you ever loved someone so much that you worried obsessively and prayed consciously day after day? How can you keep all those loves and worries in balance with working, living and breathing? 

Have you ever lost someone who left a hole in your heart the size of the Grand Canyon? How do you move ahead and keep going with a gaping hole in your life? 

Have you ever won a lottery where the big money prize provided the impetus for changing the future of your life? I once won a 50-50 drawing at a small town orchestra but that's it! and that is ok!