Recession/Progression

Sunrise, sunset. Tide in, tide out. Heartbeat – diastole, systole. Breath in, breath out. Bigger picture: progressions/recessions. All natural, all part of the Way It Works – even fiscally. Imagine what it would be like if the tide kept coming in, if the heart only had the diastolic phase, if we could only breathe in, if inflation only increased?

It happens emotionally as well. Hayleigh is now 4, and since Chase's birth, she's had some regressive 
behavior – not much, but some.  When I had a double bunionectomy, I wanted my mommy – I was 42.

When I left Rebecca on her first day of college on her own, I was totally thrilled for her – seeing her starting a whole new chapter in her life – self reliant, confident, curious, compelled to leap into a new arena – progressing. I was completely proud of her. Then came my recession – seeing her unusually sterile room devoid of all her memorabilia, no easy camaraderie in the mornings/evenings, her car not in the driveway, her phone not ringing like it did before, buying less food; and on it went.

It's a function of LIVING – the full picture includes the seemingly polar parts – which actually balance the whole – both of which are absolutely necessary. And each stage is temporary. It's all temporary.