Grief | Life Lessons | Self Awareness | Inspiration | Self-Improvement
Chasing Rainbows
Memories, like rainbows, are illusions and don’t contribute to a better life.
Seeing a rainbow today reminded me of a sad memory …
The biggest and most beautiful rainbow was so close. Just down at the end of the road, by the high school.
“Hon, let’s drive towards the rainbow. Maybe we can reach the end of it.”
W.Lee and I piled into his Jeep. Excited. The possibility of seeing a rainbow up close and personal was intriguing.
As we drove closer, the rainbow kept moving farther away from us. When we got to high school, we realized the rainbow was more like an optical illusion rather than a physical presence. (Rainbows are optical phenomena — when raindrops become prisms as the sun shines through them.)
So, we would never get close to it.
We laughed at our silliness. We drove back home, loving our little adventure, singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
How I long for those days.
As the tears start to well up, I have to remind myself to stop. Though those were sweet times, they’re gone. Dwelling on memories won’t help me today. In fact, they will make me feel miserable.
These memories won’t change the circumstances. The circumstances will stay the same. W.Lee is gone.
What I can change is how I view them. Changing my perspective, on this significant yet fundamental life event, can be powerful. I can turn my melancholy memories into loving ones. Instead of becoming bitter, I can become better.
PS I’m a widow who now refuses to live a life filled with grief, but instead, I now live a life filled with joy, happiness, and love.
PPS I’ve written about my journey out of grief and into bodaciousness. This story is adapted from the book I’m writing entitled “Reclaim. Rev-Up. Rejoice. A Widow’s Journey out of Grief and into Bodaciousness.” Would you like a guide in your journey through grief and into your new destiny? You can connect with me at [email protected].I’d like to take baby steps with you.
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