CHRISTMAS EVE 2014
I sat by the Christmas
tree in my new recliner, a gift from Patience, listening to the Christmas music
on my computer. The room was bathed in the warm light from the tree, and the house
was quiet and still. This Christmas Eve solitude had become a ritual for me
since moving to Paducah, a time of nostalgia for the Christmas eves of the
past, shared with my children and my parents. I found myself looking forward to
bittersweet memories with a sadness that was warm and comforting.
But it was not to be. This
year the memories remained warm and comforting, but the sad nostalgia was gone.
It could not displace my complete comfort in the moment at hand, the feelings
of loss that I experienced in previous years was replaced by joy and gratitude
for the life I have now.
One more milestone in
this journey we call life.
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