In the days and weeks since that sermon, those words have haunted me. A simple phrase - The day before. It has entered my mind at almost every significant moment both personally and professionally. It has added a new depth to each experience whether planned or unexpected. Now in the past week, two significant moments made me repeat this line over and over again in my mind.
My husband got great news about his health. The day before I wondered, I panicked, I meditated and I got through the 24 hours. Fear, curiosity, patience, demands for information, frustration in our heath care system and accept being powerless - all of it while still managing the day to day operation of my life. The day before I felt like I was going 400 miles an hour for the entire day. Images of the hamster running in a wheel, cats chasing nothing, and dogs chasing their tail, all ran through my mind. I was an anxious mess but I threw myself into work and my kids and wanted to be strong for my husband. By the time we walked into the doctor's office the next day, we find out that my husband's tests are all negative. There are no joyful tears, no clarifying statements, because now we have to figure out what is wrong. It wasn't until 48 hours later that I began to feel the relief, the joy, the elation and connection to something bigger. In this case, the day before was the separate from the entire month. It feels that every day was connected to the next one.
Today is my son's birthday - But this week, we were able to have the day before celebration. My daughter was in school, so the 3 of us just spent the day together. It was a real day before moment. We had lunch at IHOP, a few errands and some of the best conversation we have had in a long tie. He shared his recent love for music, his insight that God is our mega good luck charm, and his most entertaining perspective on live. One of the highlights was when I shared with him the great story of how he was born. As with most people, our usual tradition is to celebrate the actual day.
The day before - it means just as much as the day after.
My husband got great news about his health. The day before I wondered, I panicked, I meditated and I got through the 24 hours. Fear, curiosity, patience, demands for information, frustration in our heath care system and accept being powerless - all of it while still managing the day to day operation of my life. The day before I felt like I was going 400 miles an hour for the entire day. Images of the hamster running in a wheel, cats chasing nothing, and dogs chasing their tail, all ran through my mind. I was an anxious mess but I threw myself into work and my kids and wanted to be strong for my husband. By the time we walked into the doctor's office the next day, we find out that my husband's tests are all negative. There are no joyful tears, no clarifying statements, because now we have to figure out what is wrong. It wasn't until 48 hours later that I began to feel the relief, the joy, the elation and connection to something bigger. In this case, the day before was the separate from the entire month. It feels that every day was connected to the next one.
Today is my son's birthday - But this week, we were able to have the day before celebration. My daughter was in school, so the 3 of us just spent the day together. It was a real day before moment. We had lunch at IHOP, a few errands and some of the best conversation we have had in a long tie. He shared his recent love for music, his insight that God is our mega good luck charm, and his most entertaining perspective on live. One of the highlights was when I shared with him the great story of how he was born. As with most people, our usual tradition is to celebrate the actual day.
The day before - it means just as much as the day after.
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