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I saw the sci-fi movie Arrival again a few days ago. I love that movie.

The main actor can see her entire life laid out including the birth and early death of a child. Knowing what was going to happen, she still embraced everything.

And this helped with a realization, that despite everything that has happened and will happen, I love life.

I am at a difficult point right now. I am taking care of my dying mother. And once my mother dies, my daughter will be forced to move out of the area. And my best and only close friend of many years is moving away. Three important people in my life will be gone.

But this is what I have come to understand....that life really is a mix of good and tragedy. And to have a life means that one needs to be able to embrace both. This is my life...with good things to lose and bad things that never should have happened. And in my mind, I scoop the whole thing up...my entire life...and I embrace it. I am so glad, so lucky to be alive, to have lived.

I have loss looming in front of me, grieving to do...but I will walk through it as best I can. Because this is my life and I am greedy for all of it, even the hard times.

wow yes.

What a fantastic post, thank you for this!! Jen.

That is a beautiful way of looking at life. Thank you for making this post. And sorry about your mom.

I love that movie!

And this is a great post. I'm about to go through a life changing event, and at times I'm ecstatic, and at other times I'm terrified. I'm super excited, yet very, very anxious. .... Life... the struggle is real. LOL

Thank you for your post.

K

awe that's super nice.