1 year
My favorite quote says " you do not meet god/higher power/universe at the height of your struggle but at the depth of your surrender". Acknowledging that was accepting what was. Recognizing that I was powerless in controlling, fixing, redirecting, course correcting. Recovery for me at this point in my journey is all about surrender and acceptance. The struggle for her is all about escaping lethal emotional pain and as a parent not being able to fix that is a harsh reality and a truth that is any parents biggest worst fear and yet it’s there hanging like a string on pinata. It makes it clear to me why I feel how I do when my children are upset or suffering in some capacity. That fear is paralyzing and I would do anything to avoid that…. Which is why for me the surrender was when I had done all I possibly could to change her path and yet we faced death and narrowly escaped it. It’s been almost a year. the anniversary I am going to be very emotional reflecting back on tha...
