It has occured to me...

Recently, it has occurred to me that I have had a most interesting year. Last year at this time, I was getting ready for a funeral. My husband's uncle had passed. I took a day of bereavement. I wish now that I had not done that. My boss was even at the funeral even though she was receiving text messages and phone calls during the service. Mind you this is a woman who was in a high position in the court house. She is older than my mother by almost 15 years, and should be ready to retire soon. Anyway, when I came back to my job on Monday, the one I planned to retire from, she let me go. It was completely devistating and I was so suprised. I asked her what for. Basically, I was "too nice". She accussed me of laughing one day(3 mos. prior to this day), and said that she just had to stick to her decision. She was too proud to admit she was wrong in the end, because after I talked to her about some things, she said that in my postion "would have done the same thing I did". That day, I began a seven month discovery of what it's like to be a stay-at-home mom. I did not want to continue with that, as much as I love my kids. I just couldn't stay home. After seven months of looking for just the right thing, I landed my current job at a dentists office. I keep running into my old boss everywhere. She is after all a long time family friend of my husbands side. This summer, I was challenged when I spoke to her the first time after she fired me. She asked me if I had obtained the job at the dentists. And in true form, when I confirmed that I had, she took the credit for giving me a great review, which she thought must have instrumental to my hiring. (Obviously, thinking I am incompetent on my own). I just politely said "Thank You", while all the while cringing inside, as I cannot stand people that speak out of both sides of their mouth on purpose. But I didn't, as it was obvious that a higher power was taking matters into his own hands, as she sat in her wheelchair that day. She had slipped and fallen, and broke her leg pretty bad, shortly after my departure. It took months to heal.
But in all of that here are the things I discovered:
I am not an organized neat-freak mom, who enjoys watching TV all day, eating bon-bons and doing laundry. I have to be out somewhere in the community, pulling people together.
I am stronger than I was a year ago, both personally and spiritually.
I am resilient, and able to stand alone if need be.
Sometimes, waiting for a long time, has the greatest reward. Thus the phrase:"Good things come to those who wait."
Literally, "What goes around, comes around!"
And, you know, I am "too nice", but damn proud of it!!
Last but not least...I can't wait, for some 'nice', real people to move into the White House and make this country finally feel like home.
Maybe none of those make any sense all together, they are random thoughts.
But all because of one life changing experience, I am who I am today.