I haven't written in several days because I've been knocked on my heels by some things going on in the family or rather by memories and emotions that were triggered by those challenges. It's particularly frustrating after the month of pure peace I felt for an entire month. I thought, "Woo Hoo! I've worked out my stuff and now I can focus on serving others." I guess there are still some demons that need facing.The hourglass is here because of a story a friend told me a couple of decades ago. She compared the hourglass to how we progress in life. We are wandering around in the lower part of the glass. We have a choice, stay where we are or grow & progress. If we decide to progress we have to squeeze through that tiny opening to reach higher ground. It will be painful but if we continue we arrive in another open area. The problem is we have to pass through hundreds of these hourglasses. Some people stay stuck at one level. They either don't want to go through the work to progress, they don't know how, or they are not willing to face the pain.
I met with our new Relief Society President tonight (the leader of our women's church group). She is a wonderful woman who is listening to the spirit. She feels strongly that we women need each other. We are in such challenging times and we have become so isolated. Women used to gather together for support, discussion and even fun. Now with most of us having to work we just don’t have that kind of time anymore. But our need for each other has increased not decreased. She is challenging all of us to reach out to each other in small ways. It is something I’ve believed in for some time and I’m excited to participate. It didn’t hurt that she helped me to feel normal as well. She explained that my recent set back is to be expected under the circumstances and that a third of the women in our ward are going through similar experiences.
