2020 was a very difficult year for me as I’ve shared previously. In February I lost my father, in May I lost both my wife and my dog and in December I lost my job and retired. That left me with a lot of emptiness, an emptiness that I didn’t know how to fill and because of that emptiness I didn’t get much done.
Three weeks ago I got a new puppy named Valentine. She was born in February and is not yet 4 months old. She completely fills up most of that emptiness right now! I have my hands full and I also have energy to do things once more! She brings me that energy and shares it with me as I share my own energy with her by taking her places and doing things with her. She is a precious gift that will help me to move forward through the remaining years of my life time.
In retrospect it is pretty simple. People, animals and things come into our lives and bring us energy and in return we give our own energy to them. It is the combined result that makes our lives rich and interesting. But there are limits to what we can give and limits to what others can give us. That doesn’t mean that we run out of energy or that others run out of energy. It only means that the catalytic effect is gone and what we can achieve from that point on with that person, animal or thing is quite limited. What they can achieve with us is quite limited as well. In romantic relationships this is when the spark is gone. Many people stay together in meaningful and loving relationships after the spark is gone, but they have shifted their priorities to other things. It is one of the normal stages in a relationship.
This spring a new energy is coming in and we can look to see where and from whom it is coming from. Many of us are creating new energetic connections and those new energetic connections will change our lives! It is more important now than ever to become aware of those things we are attracted to and move toward them, following our own personal inner guidance even when it goes against the norm.
But the entire point of this post is to share that there will always be limits to what can be done and there will always be new sources of energy and interest if we allow them into our lives! Life itself requires motion, growth, excitement and a reason to be alive!
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These types of transitions are never easy….and maybe they ought not be, if only to show us just how much those we lost mean to us. And you got it in spades, so I hope you can find joy in that bundle of canine fluff and in the Spring as it leaps into Summer soon!
Thank you! I’m learning how to sleep in two hour shifts right now! Chuckle. She is only four months old and doing quite well as long as I keep doing my part.