I've just read this timely quote in a book of meditations I've been given:
"We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognise that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable pain, poignant grief, empty days, resistance to consolation, disinterestedness in life, gradually giving way... to the new weaving of a pattern of action and the acceptance of the irresistible challenge of life"
Joshua Loth Liebman
Whilst I'm not a fan of words like should and discipline, I like the honesty here.
I'm not patient and I quickly forget. I was so pleased to hear that an unanticipated bonus of the new boiler is a much improved shower experience (greater water pressure now it's not coming from the cold water tank). When my kids are happy I am happy. And so for a few hours I felt like I was getting things right and doing ok. And than all too quickly I stumble again and feel like I've made no progress at all. This quote reassures me that it's not just me, as well as that things will eventually get better.
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