A #wordywednesday post alert, dear readers! It has helped me get a few things off my chest, and that certainly feels better.
Staying hopeful takes courage, to believe that there will be light at the end of the tunnel even when you cannot see one coming, and I have been doing just that, reminding myself of the times when staying hopeful has paid off. The past four weeks have been extremely draining, to say the least—in every possible way i.e., physically, mentally and emotionally, with my parents (who live in another city, falling ill), with one of them needing hospitalisation and then, subsequently, things going downhill, leading towards even more unpredictability.
All this happened, while we were preparing to move into our new home here in Bangalore. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t even entirely ready in my mind to move out of a familiar neighbourhood. And, if that wasn’t all, the dwelling itself which was still a work in progress at the time was not completely ready to move in, yet, but we had to make the move anyway because as per our notice, the new tenants in our old home were ready to move in.
Towards the end of May, we finally moved to the new home. Around this time, the in-laws arrived from another city to spend a few weeks with us, as they usually do every summer, and as luck would have it, one of them fell seriously ill and had to be rushed to the ICU. There were complications arising out of nowhere, and then, last week, the husband and I spent most of our time running in and out of the hospital and finally, things began to look up. Yesterday, we were told that it was time to initiate the discharge formalities, so here we are today, all set to have them back home, to ease the parent back into recovery mode!
I am glad that in the midst of all this, I managed to send the teen to school, had enough food at home for everyone, kept a clean home, got the laundry done on time, and oh, the groceries, as well. (Whilst juggling my time between unpacking boxes because it was difficult to live out of cartons and suitcases any longer!!)
Life happens…and how! I had no clue even a month back that this was coming, but that’s the inevitability of life, I guess!
I am longing to get back to work, so setting up my work station has given me the greatest amount of comfort and pleasure, perhaps even more than setting up the kitchen, to be honest. I can see a clean home, finally and even though I still need to organise my study, it is functional and ready to see my tap away on my laptop.
In the past 15 days, I’ve not had a chance to look out from the living room balcony to see the view outside, but I did grab a few fleeting seconds yesterday, just after sunrise, while ushering in some light. This is what I saw—
Thankfully, the sky was a tad better and brighter than the greyness in my soul, right then.
Sometimes, all we need is to acknowledge that things may not be going right but we have countless blessings that continue to reinstate our faith in Life. Trying to stay positive is a must even though it feels better if I shed some tears and have a moan every now and then. And, through all this, that faint voice within me keeps telling me—”Hang on, this too shall pass.”
And so, I live in hope!
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
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6 Comments
Natasha
Dear Esha,
That’s indeed a hopeful post, amidst the turning tide.
I love that view. Smashing to say the least. Also a gentle reminder for me to catch the sunset and sunrise from our balconies and windows, more often. 🙂
“setting up my work station has given me the greatest amount of comfort and pleasure, perhaps even more than setting up the kitchen, to be honest”
Aye, aye, I hear you on that and like how!
I’ve set up my workstation these days on Aarshia’s study table. And I love it ! Earlier I used to use Arusha’s which is great too. Even though I don’t have a study of my own, but I’m glad there are two to choose.
You have yourself a very blessed week!
I’m sending prayers and happy vibes your way, and for the entire family. May Ma-Baba all be healthy, hale and hearty.
Much love and sunshine <3
Esha MD
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts dear Natasha! I’ve been swamped by work and chores and still haven’t got around to commenting on the wordless posts from the previous weeks. Hopefully, will be done by tomorrow, if my plan works this time.
I’m so glad you decided to go on a break. I think you should focus on your health as it seems you’ve been neglecting it for a while. I do it al the time but decided I should be a little selfish and practice a little self-love every day to get back to my fitness routine, no matter how many pressing issues are calling out for attention.
I hope the break gives you ample me-time and hope to see you recharged and refreshed.
Love, hugs and loads of happy vibes.
<3
Veronica Lee
So sorry to hear about your troubles. Storms don’t last forever, Esha.
Stay positive!
Sending you hugs……
Esha MD
Thank you, Veronica! So very kind of you to remind me of that! Guess, we all need such reminders to affirm our faith in life! Glad to see you stop by the blog and share your thoughts.
Vinitha
I am so sorry to hear that you have been having so many troubles together, Esha. As you said, this too shall pass. Just hang in there. <3
I know moving and settling takes time and gets hectic with everything else that needs our attention. I hope all parents are doing better by now. It is worrying when someone dear to us falls unwell. I will keep you and your family in my prayers, Esha. <3
Just yesterday I was thinking that if I was betraying myself by being hopeful. Some tests this life puts us through are such… Anyway, today morning I woke up renewing my friendship with hope, and we are okay I believe.
I loved that view from your balcony, Esha. May you witness a lot more serene sky views. And yes, Congratulations on the move.
Esha MD
Thank you for your warm and comforting words, Vinitha! Yes, some days we will be a little more hopeful than the other days, but we mustn’t quit easily! I too, like you, have decided to renew my ties with positivity today although I was a bit grumpy this morning. Too much happening in my life right now. It is getting stressful, to say the least. But, I’m now focusing energies of staying positive through it all.