A Human Being

What a chill kind of night.

I’ve had such a huge bouquet of emotions in the past two days that I feel like I’ve been through a whole week already. I’m thankful now to be stable. I’m rocking comfortably in a pleasant, thoughtful, light-hearted mood. I’m thankful for some perspective I’ve gained in the past 24 hours. I’m seeing the forest and not the trees. I’ve reminded myself that my hormones are still churning wildly and that three months into a postpartum period is no time to make big decisions or changes.

And, again, I’m full of gratitude. There are reminders all around me, all the time that I am, indeed, blessed beyond measure.

So tonight, I see the beauty in a Tuesday night. I see my joy in my children, my solace in my husband, my place in my world. And it is good.

I know for certain: I am rich in the ways that matter. Tonight, I am allowing myself to be a human being, and not so much a human doing.

It’s a good night.