Change

What is the adage? Something like – one thing always stays the same: change. Nobody can stay in an exact moment in time. Time moves forward. Change will happen. Regardless of your desire or hope, we live in a world of clocks ticking, and of hours, days, weeks, months, and years passing along.

So, yesterday was one of those days that emphasized the passing of time. Yesterday in the early hours of the morning We lost our very loved pug Miss Honeybee, after a short life of ten years. We wish she could have stayed healthy longer and lived with us longer, but it didn’t happen. And regardless, a time would come when we would have to say goodbye to her. So, it happened yesterday. There is no doubt she gave us lots of love and laughs. She greeted us each and every time we walked in the door; she was so happy we were home. She loved to snuggle and she loved to ‘be’ with us all the time. So, her loss is great to us right now – and her memory will make us smile For a long time. Thank you to all who reached out on Facebook yesterday and acknowledged the day. So many of you are also pet owners who understand the deep loss of a pet (who was really a family member.)

Thinking of change in our lives, as I type this, we are waiting for the exciting news of a new member of our family too. My daughter and her husband are about to welcome our first grandDAUGHTER! The due date has come and gone so we are on an hour by hour ‘baby watch’ at this point. Certainly, one way or another, this new little one will be here by sometime next week. I can not wait to see her and to hold her, and to help out the new parents in any way that I can.

Change is happening with the seasons right now. Early March in the Lowcountry brings the start of spring, And with it some days of warmth and sun, and still some days with chilly nights. The daylight is lasting longer. Hurrah! The perennials are starting to pop up through the earth. Around here daffodils are blooming. My forsythia bush is yellow.. Signs of nature coming back to life after winter. I enjoy going outside each day at this time of year to watch the progress of my flowers and plants in my garden as they wake up and reach towards the sky.

There is a change in the air too. We can spend more time outdoors, and we can get out to move around more. It’s good for the body and the soul. During CoVid this seems extra important.

The change we have watched in our politics has me feeling better too. We can now spend time worrying about Mr. Potato head -instead of Mr. Orange man. We see on the news that things are happening again in our government that I personally am happy about. Better relations with our Allies. Positive action with the pandemic, and with migrants reuniting with children. More hope for all those struggling to get some financial help. Of course, it’s not all rosy. The threats of domestic terrorism, and the fear of backsliding with more positive CoVid cases is real. We must stay diligent and everyone needs to do their part to be safe – and to stay healthy.

Change includes aging. I look at the little wooden plague in my bathroom every morning that says “forget your age. Live your life.” Simple and true. But not always easy. Seeing body changes, worrying about weight, trying to do what is right to keep well – yet, knowing in the long run there will be more changes. Aging is not easy. Yet, aging allows the opportunity to keep on experiencing what life brings. It’s an important mindset to have. Looking forward to changes, and to new people in life, new ways and advances, and embracing them – instead of naysaying changes. Some people, we all know them, like to say that it used to better… and if only we could return to the past. They think life was better ‘back then’ and walk around now with a chip on their shoulder, unable to let today be a good day.

Some days, I admit, yes I’d like to be younger, a few pounds lighter, still raising my children, and having my Honeybee here. But – if I was still there, I would not be here now. And, here now is really good!

Some change comes easy – but some changes are hard to accept. But, still we must – and we must look for the good in all changes.