Sadness is not Depression.

It's OK to feel sad

in honor of my Mom's 2011 Life Journey

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My Dad passed away 6 months ago and I still feel very sad, for myself, but especially for my Mother. My Mother is learning to live without her partner of 57 years and many days as her confidante, I live through that with her.  It's not happy.  It's often pretty gut wrenching and steeped in tears but it's real. I've learned so much from my Mom's rhythm of honoring her grief but also being strong.

Is sadness the great demon or is the demon the social pressure to be up and fueling everyone else's tank with optimism 24/7?  I am so proud of my Mom for her integrity this year - and that includes that she allows herself to feel her very real grief without excuse but without indulgence either.  It hasn't been a "good" year to say the least but it's been a brave year - it's been a year of watching my Mom's gritty determination to persist in the face of the abyss that's left me in awe of the woman who ushered me into this magical, crazy place called Earth.
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