Kathy Eliscu is a mother, grandmother and wife to the coolest family
EVER! A nurse for over 30 years, her freelance humor writing credits
include: Advance For Nurses, Maine Sunday Telegram's "Boomers," Current
Publishing's "Maine Women" and Employment Times. She has also completed her
first novel. A full-length screenplay written with her mother, the late
Margery Eliscu, sits beneath her computer waiting for the "big break."
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Alone and Together in Pumpkin Joy
Oct 21, 2009 01:12 PM
Categories: Motherhood, My Life, Miscellaneous
This was going to be a serious blog about life, it's ups and down, coping, and the human traits we all share. I logged onto Raising Maine and was quickly distracted by
Kristen DeQuattro's blog about pumpkin-cheesescake bites.
Lately, I have been thinking - maybe because the change of seasons always gets me thinking a fair amount more than the usual task-oriented stuff- about how we humans make our way through so many levels of struggle, of joy, of change. Comings and goings of life events, passages, relationship changes - sometimes subtle, sometimes profound, births and deaths of all types - and the one thing that comes to me, again and again, is that we are all in this together. No matter how one feels alone in any given moment, we are not alone. Even if we want to be - we are not alone. I give you the example of a Mom in a funk, working through a problem or situation - only to get a call that her child is sick and needs to be picked up from school. Or getting a piece of mail that says your child has made Dean's list. The world is a complex place, and we are not alone. Everything is connected.
If you are reading this, you have an agenda of your own at this moment. You are curious, you are sad, you are enjoying the world of electronic communication, maybe looking for support, consolation, a laugh (sorry - you won't find it here on this particular day - maybe later) - whatever drives you to read this or anything else in the next minutes, you are not alone.
We are all in this together.
And sometimes the best moments are those that seem least profound. A funny TV show shared with your loved one. A boat ride. A great book you "can't put down." A phone chat with a family member being treated for cancer who is genuinely happy, positive, and plucking every moment of her day. A ball game that goes your team's way. A hug or kiss from someone sweet or kind or sexy. The reddest leaf you ever saw on your daily walk. Or simply a blog like Kristen's that reminds us of how sweetly simple some of the good things in life are, coming from someone who looks like we'd like to be friends with.
None of us are alone. Reach out and taste life - a personal connection, and perhaps a pumpkin cheesecake bite. For no matter how your moment is going, there are always simple joys.
And you are not alone.
Kristen DeQuattro's blog about pumpkin-cheesescake bites.
Lately, I have been thinking - maybe because the change of seasons always gets me thinking a fair amount more than the usual task-oriented stuff- about how we humans make our way through so many levels of struggle, of joy, of change. Comings and goings of life events, passages, relationship changes - sometimes subtle, sometimes profound, births and deaths of all types - and the one thing that comes to me, again and again, is that we are all in this together. No matter how one feels alone in any given moment, we are not alone. Even if we want to be - we are not alone. I give you the example of a Mom in a funk, working through a problem or situation - only to get a call that her child is sick and needs to be picked up from school. Or getting a piece of mail that says your child has made Dean's list. The world is a complex place, and we are not alone. Everything is connected.
If you are reading this, you have an agenda of your own at this moment. You are curious, you are sad, you are enjoying the world of electronic communication, maybe looking for support, consolation, a laugh (sorry - you won't find it here on this particular day - maybe later) - whatever drives you to read this or anything else in the next minutes, you are not alone.
We are all in this together.
And sometimes the best moments are those that seem least profound. A funny TV show shared with your loved one. A boat ride. A great book you "can't put down." A phone chat with a family member being treated for cancer who is genuinely happy, positive, and plucking every moment of her day. A ball game that goes your team's way. A hug or kiss from someone sweet or kind or sexy. The reddest leaf you ever saw on your daily walk. Or simply a blog like Kristen's that reminds us of how sweetly simple some of the good things in life are, coming from someone who looks like we'd like to be friends with.
None of us are alone. Reach out and taste life - a personal connection, and perhaps a pumpkin cheesecake bite. For no matter how your moment is going, there are always simple joys.
And you are not alone.
NaptimeNotes says,
This is something I always say, or at least am thinking. I have a husband who is distant most of the time and I am always saying "we are in this together!" I feel sorry for people like him who don't feel like we are all in this together. I have "my people" that I can go to when I need a shoulder to cry on, someone to share the joy or just suffer together.
Oct 21, 2009 07:20 PM
KathyEliscu says,
Yup. Sometimes it's good just to be able to say what you're thinking or feeling to another person. Often, no feedback is even needed.
Oct 21, 2009 08:11 PM
melanieannie says,
It is so comforting to know that we are not alone in our lives. Even if it is just a knowing look that someone at the grocery store gives us. The briefest of encounters can change a life forever.
Oct 22, 2009 08:38 AM
KathyEliscu says,
Melanie, you are SO right!! Those brief looks, smiles, words...one of my favorite people in the whole world is "Diane" at Shaw's Northgate - a wonderful person who gave me a zillion little bits of support during my Mom's illness and after my parents' deaths. She - and others - are true heroes of kindness.
Oct 22, 2009 04:13 PM
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