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Adieu 2009

By fromskilledhands ( December 31, 2009 at 6:48 pm) · Filed under How Things Go

2009. I will remember 2009 for a very long time. It has been a year of challenges, of transitions, of growth.  In 2009, we lost a brother, a brother-in-law, and a former sister-in-law; we lost a dear friend and several acquaintances. We experienced the emergency hospitalization of a child, and health issues of other family members.  I have learned the power of love, of faith and of eternal optimism.

In 2009, my oldest daughter turned 21, and forged ahead with her university experience in New York City. She continued to grow and to explore her incredible creativity in ways that amaze me. Her photography and writing are lyrical and clear. There is a sweetness to the sound of her words; her photography gives insight into how she sees the world: with clarity, eyes open wide.

In 2009, my youngest daughter completed her high school work, turned 18, and began her latest Big. Adventure.  We took her to the airport the day after Christmas this year, so she could fly to Chicago for her connecting flight to San Francisco. She would spend the night in the city by the bay, and the next evening depart for Brisbane, Australia, via Auckland, NZ.  Those in the mid-west will remember the weather of December 26, 2009, and so will we.

The airlines changed her flight from the one that was scheduled to one on another airline so she would make her flight in Chicago.  We took her backpack to be checked, and she hugged us, walked confidently to security, never looking back. It was wonderful to see her walking forward, head held high, shoulders back, into her future. Roots and wings manifested.

I know that goodness, kindness and love are abundant on this planet. I have seen it—even in difficult times.  Here is to a new year—one with random acts of kindness and senseless beauty, one in which we can be the change we wish to see in the world.


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