Tonight, on another eve of Thanks, it is within my spirit to expound on life and how the parenting styles and teachings truly leave strong legacies that will always show on the faces of children. For example; this is the second year of the physical transition into a new life for both my maternal mother and grandmother. It is here stregth gives commitment to the balance of what we lack.
Thinking back, I felt I would never be able to go on. However, with each given day, it got better. Realizing that in spirit, we still have our loved ones and although it may be lonely, especially at this time of year, knowing that the spirit is profound and extremely connected to life, helps one endure.
The life I remember was filled with big family dinners, arguments that no longer even matters but was so important during those times, the search for the ultimate love of mom, dad, and grandma and angry because they told us all we were the "favorite". The home cooked taste and feeling of love shared in our favorite item on the menu. Finally, the busy hustle and bustle of travel to airports to get back home before dinner started.
As we grow, we find true value within the concepts of family tradition and we need not long to once again embrace it, unless we chose to let it go. The same love that is shared with our parents will always remain in our faces regardless if they are in the physical or in the spirit and dwelling deep within our hearts.
Let this family gathering of 2011 be the reminder of the love still shared in the physical form for some families and a mental note for others, nothing else matters except the love remembered because that's the only thing left in the end.
SpiritWorks, Hotep~
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