Reflection

Today I reflect on days gone past, years and months.  Yesterday I was struggling with the fact that my son was leaving to move to Portland. I was being selfish, self-centered and depressed. By the end of the day into the night I came to the conclusion that I am in fact very lucky. I am lucky he isn't in any armed forces that would force him to fight for his country and maybe his life. I am lucky he isn't in jail, drug or alcohol rehab or any other institution. I am lucky because he chose to move and isn't forced. He planned this months ago and has saved the money, went prepared as much as possible. I am lucky he is willing to look outside the box and Iowa. He has the adventure a lot of people don't. He has the youth, strength and courage to travel across the country, pulling a u haul trailer packed up with all of his belongings. He is willing to make a fresh start in a new part of the country. Our country. The USA. He could have chosen another country, thousands and thousands of miles away. But he is only 24 hours away. He has his whole life ahead of him and he is doing what he wants to do with it. He is not being dictated by his parents, employer or wife. He is a young, single man who can do what he wants. It is not a mistake for him to do this. It's an adventure. And even if, that's a big IF, he doesn't like it. He can always come back home, or to Iowa or anywhere else he desires.
So I reflect on him growing up, we gave him the roots to give him strength and the wings to help him fly. I am so very blessed in life.
Kathy