you are only as happy
as your unhappiest child?
what if you only have one?
what if she has chosen a life that doesn't
include happiness for now?
can you yourself choose happiness?
I never thought so
I thought I had to lay in the muck with her.
I believe now
I believe
with out the sense of entitlement so many of
our kids possess
I did not choose her
path
I did not shove her down it
I did not condone her
actions...
I can be happy for me
and still pray and grieve for her.
I can love her deeply
and not love her
life style.
I can grow
spiritually
I can smile when
she is crying
I can laugh when she is angry
and I can listen with empathy, compassion
and love
without
altering my chosen path
I now strive to do my personal best
even if at this time she is unable
to do hers.
xo
WHO ARE "THEY" ANYWAY?
