Do you ever feel like you are in the waiting room of life? That's how I feel right now. I remember several years ago when I had a similar feeling. I felt like something was about to happen to me, and then the event occurred. Basically due to COVID and my mom's grave illness, I retired a bit early and dedicated myself to my family including my mom's care. It was the right decision in so many ways as I was able to support many family members through a number of life's challenges and opportunities.
My mom's long final chapter has ended. She died about a month ago. I will never say her death was peaceful as her will to live was very, very strong, and she reached for life almost every moment until she succumbed to her grave illness. Our family and others supported Mom with lots of love and care up to the very end, and for that we are all grateful and have few to no regrets. We did what we could for Mom.
Mom's passing in many ways has pivoted me back into life's waiting room since I feel myself readying for life's next big focus. What will that be? There's still lots of family challenges and opportunities to support in multiple ways, but I also feel myself readying for something else. What will that be?
When we're in life's waiting room, it's a good time for reflection, good health, learning, and becoming stronger and better. That's what I'll do in the days ahead, and I suspect I'll look back in two or three years from now and be able to define what this next, upcoming adventure will be. Onward.