I would like to share with you something that one of my readers shared with me. I found it inspiring and expressive of the way I often feel. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have.
A special thank you to June, for sharing these touching words with all of us!!
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Just for Today - For Bereaved Parents
Just for today I will try to live through the next 24 hours
and not expect to get over my child's death,
but instead learn to live with it, just one day at a time.
Just for today I will remember my child's life, not just the death,
and bask in the comfort of all those treasured days
and moments we shared while inside my womb.
Just for today I will forgive all the family and friends
who didn't help or comfort me the way I needed them to.
They truly did not know how.
Just for today I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside,
for maybe if I smile a little,
my heart will soften and I will begin to heal.
Just for today I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend that knew of my child,
for they are hurting too,
and perhaps we can help each other.
Just for today I will free myself from my self-inflicted burden of guilt,
for deep in my heart I know if there was anything in this world
I could of done to save my child from death,
I would of done it.
Just for today I will honor my child's memory
by doing something with another child
because I know that would make my own child proud.
Just for today I will offer my hand in friendship
to another bereaved parent
for I do know how they feel.
Just for today when my heart feels like breaking,
I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving
and the only reason I hurt is because
I had the privilege of loving so much.
Just for today I will not compare myself with others.
I am fortunate to be who I am
and have had my child for even a short while.
Just for today I will allow myself to be happy,
for I know that I am not deserting my child by living on.
Just for today I will accept that I did not die when my child did,
my life did go on, and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more.
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Charity,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful passage! Thank you also, to your reader June for sharing this. My heart goes out to both of you.
This stanza is a very powerful one "Just for today when my heart feels like breaking, I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving and the only reason I hurt is because I had the privilege of loving so much." WOW...
I hope this weekend finds you well and your heart heals a bit and you start to feel a little better.
I'm sorry I didn't write more, I myself am battling a horrible sore throat. Take care of yourself and I will check in over the weekend.
Nicole
"Wow", indeed!!! That was my favorite part of the passage as well. Very powerful.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, everyone, for reading.
I'll be posting more in the days to come.
Take care,
Charity