Only Rainbows After Rain

Only Rainbows After Rain

I’m a single parent. Single parent of two in fact. A happy single parent of two, but it isn’t easy.  And I’ve found over the last few years since I went out on my own, that there are many who are struggling in one way or another, but feel like they are in it alone.  Reflecting on conversations I have had, life moments in our community, rocks in the road people face and so on,  it seemed time to publish a slightly out of tone Random Scoop.  A scoop that hopefully will help someone out there a little today. And maybe even tomorrow too.

Growing up my mother always had folks knocking at her door for help.  All they were looking for was a conversation, some advice, a chair to sit in so that they could cry.  They sensed she could help simply by offering to listen. A revolving door with people landing in her wing chair. Watching the folks come and go it struck me that despite how things may appear, many people go through unknown hardships. Some that are obvious yet unexpected, some that are hidden and born with.  But there is common ground with them all.  In all cases the person feels like they are in it all alone. Even if surrounded by friends, family, faith or whatever support system they have in place, at the end of the day, they feel alone with it all. 

Random Scoop was designed to bring small nuggets of information to the community.  Well, here is one nugget of cheer for those struggling. Whatever your personal journey is, you are quite simply not in it alone. You’ve got me for one! That said, it takes the community to make folks realize that. Yes, the pain you are suffering is yours alone.  But turn to the folks in your life, because you might be surprised at the help they give. 

The natural order of society is often to take the path when running into someone of ‘not mentioning it’ --- ‘it’ being the pink elephant in the room that is hard to talk about. Society likes perhaps to make people feel ok by carrying on as usual as if nothing has transpired. This approach isn’t completely flawed as it helps everyone survive and carry on. And it is also easier. Easier to smile and not reference the hardship someone might be facing.  That said, I think as a community we all need to remember that there is someone we can help a little each day but asking them, by letting them know they are in our thoughts, by letting them talk.

What is the scoop then exactly? Our community seems to have gone through so much over the last year that the message here is to let folks know that they aren’t alone at all.  That their friends do worry, and think on them even if they aren’t saying so.  That there are many others who have them in their thoughts, even if they are comfortable enough to let them know. That every dish cooked for them and dropped off, is a symbol of a much greater message of how much they care.  And even if it seems like people have forgotten, they haven’t, they are simply caught up in their own lives. Simply the way life goes I guess. Good and bad and on the river goes. A song came on the radio this morning with a fairly trite but true lyric that seems fitting.  Given the losses over the last year for so many that I love, and the struggles that others face in our community, this song is for you. Give it a listen. I hope it brightens your day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILtDs0MmRHE

Scooped, with love.

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