You Are Not Alone

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When younger me…

Got divorced…the first time…some 35 years ago before kids…that then husband of mine said…I love you…I don’t want a divorce but I sure as he** am happy to be rid of your mother…

Makes old gal me laugh to this day…couldn’t blame him…he was a good guy…it just didn’t work out…but certainly one of the few who’d seen behind the facade…

If it was a facade…or maybe there were just two of her…two hers…a public her and a behind the closed doors her…

Stopped short the other day at Goodwill…all this dredging up the past soul searching blogging going on triggered by that kid at the island by himself…

Those home decor blocks on the top shelf kind of summed it all up…that years ago life of mine…can’t tell you how many times young me heard…I wish my mom was your mom…

Because she was fun…vivacious…supportive in public…there was no way to know the secrets that we carried…

And so it is…in life…those secrets…those painful secrets that cause stress…anxiety…have you walking on eggshells…remember this…

You are braver than you think…
Stronger than you seem…
And loved more than you know…

You are not alone…
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And that girl from the past…agrees…