When God tells you that you must unlearn unhealthy behaviors and learn to be “like a rock” in order to lead your family and to live your own best life, and then your son turns to you during, and in the aftermath of a family emergency and says, “Mom, you are my rock,” I recognize the blessing that God has bestowed upon me. My daughter speaks similar sentiments and says, “Mom, you have changed so much over the last decade. You are so calm and filled with insight and wisdom. I need you.”
Although it took years of deep and intense inner work over the years, and I continue this work, I have recognized myself “like a rock” in order to lead my family as God has asked of me, and in order to remain in a wellness mindset for myself.
Last night, after 36 hours of complete confusion and heartbreak, I too marveled at the order and zen that I felt and displayed at work, and for my family in the middle of one of the most heartbreaking and frightening times as a family…
My precious granddaughter, Rosie, age 15, has Leukemia.
Blindsided and devasting for all of us. She will receive treatment immediately, and we know she WILL beat this.
The gift of recovery (from addiction, now over a decade of sustained wellness for me) is finding oneself through God/Spirit/Universe/Divine, and then using that power of self to lead by example. And of course, gently sharing my Spiritual beliefs with my children so that they understand that in times of adversity and challenge, for me, it has been God and my faith in God that has carried me through.
As I write about in my book, Write Pray Recover:A Journey To Wellness Through Spiritual Solutions and Self Care, God is at the core of every word that I speak, and every action that I take. And, the first chapter of my book is entitled, “Look Up, Child.”
Amen.
Look Up, Child.
Love and blessings,
Wendy
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