Chance for Change

Losing something or someone gives us a new perspective into what it feels like to live without that person or thing in our lives. Everything around you is effected and influenced by the new normal, the quietness, the stillness of what is missing. 

The mind begins to adapt and create new patterns not necessarily out of desire but out of necessity to overcome to pain or suffering. The mind tries to replaces that constant visual image in our subconscious with other things but we stay focused on remembering as if forgetting or changing that picture in our head is wrong or uncaring. 

 

Losing Chance, our foster dog, reminded me to care more about being together then doing, reminded me that working hard for something or someone REALLY does make a difference, it reminded me to fight for what I know is true, reminded me to keep living my best self in spite of others defeating words and to stay encouraged when despair fights for control. 

Losing a dog could be considered a casual loss where losing a loved one is the kind of loss that changes the core being of a person but learning to live with loss on any level is profoundly important because it is in those moments that form who we are 

The character that is formed in those moments of loss shapes how we respond to the big moments in life and what makes character change possible. Gods work in us is a process, not an event or new years resolution. It progresses not in a step to step chart but in the thousand little moments of our mundane daily life.  

May we spend 2019 waking up to each day committed to live in ALL the small moments with open eyes and humble, expectant hearts.  

Happy New Year  

Thank you for giving Chance so much of your time, love and effort!