THE END OF AN ERA
My baby boy graduated from high school today. He is so excited about the next part of his life. I am happy for him and proud of him and, in my own way, equally excited about the next phase of his life. The phase where he goes out on his own and really begins to find himself , make his own choices, fine tune his character.
This is such a happy day and a poignant day, at least for me. I had Johnathan when I was 40. My parents, God bless them, had not made parenting appear to be a fun endeavor and I really could not figure out why anyone would want to have a child, much less, children. Fortunately, his father knew better than I did and convinced me that we should have a baby. In a moment of weakness I said “yes” and, literally, got pregnant that night. The rest is history. What I did not understand, but I thank my lucky stars I had the opportunity to learn, is how much it is possible to love another human being.
It is ironic to say that another person is my purpose in life; especially given my background as a lawyer and developer and, my current avocation as a life coach and energy healer. But, that’s the truth, Johnathan, raising him, watching over him, having fun with him, “guiding” him, has been my purpose for the past 18 ½ years and while he is only going off to Hong Kong, not leaving the planet, I am all too aware that my “purpose” is ending.
There have been so many times I have wanted to flush his head down the toilet, especially the past couple of years, that I did not realize (or have not allowed myself to feel) how dreadfully I will miss him.
So, my beautiful man, on the day of your first serious graduation, I wish you all the joy and excitement and love and abundance this world has to offer. I will always be here for you, no matter what. But I think it is time to take some of the energy and love I have put into you and give it to myself. It’s time to fully fuel the new purpose; the fully blown arrival of Me.
Love you sweetie...
To be continued...
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