Getting to an authentic self has been quite a journey and i have openly shared raw emotion often, for my benefit yes, but mostly because when i hurt i isolate myself, writing has been a release. By nature i am extremely open, by environment i am extremely closed. And we take the journey happily, and sometimes in the depths of despair.
My son Tandin and i have been on a road together these past few years. This road has been filled with strain, misunderstanding, fear, abundant love, concern, faith and no judgment. We build barriers with our kids unknowingly and then we break through. Part of this is growing up, the other is learning... on both sides. They are learning how to be a kid while we are learning how to parent, in a way that allows each of us to be human, i.e. living through life's lessons.
A few days ago i received a private message via facebook from Tandin with just a YouTube video attached. I watched it 3 consecutive times each time, the sobbing tears lessened, each time absorbing it from a different point of view: self, Tandin, then humanity. i invite you to watch and pay attention to the story.
Let it go,
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in,
Let your clarity define you
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain
Let it slide,
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine
Until you feel it all around you
And i don't mind
If it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by,
It's the heart that really matters in the end
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain
All of my regret
Will wash away some how
But i can not forget
The way i feel right now
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours, still remain,
Still remain
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders still remain
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in,
Let your clarity define you
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain
Let it slide,
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine
Until you feel it all around you
And i don't mind
If it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by,
It's the heart that really matters in the end
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain
All of my regret
Will wash away some how
But i can not forget
The way i feel right now
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours, still remain,
Still remain
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders still remain
Did you catch when the boy is drawing a picture of him and his mom... and he puts the smile on her face? Kids want happy parents just as much as parents want happy kids. And we do it together, that's family.
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| I love this boy! |
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