LOH296 || Living courageously, has improved my life...

There are moments in life that break you in two. For me, that moment was to stay sitting, without escaping, without fleeing or evading, while one of the people I loved most in my life was leaving this world struggling to breathe…

All my life I ran away, I ran out to avoid difficult conversations, to avoid uncomfortable moments, from everything that hurt me or caused me emotional wounds. I convinced myself for years that avoiding being was a way to protect myself.

That afternoon, I understood that I was actually forgetting the true meaning of what is... to live with courage.
Staying... when you just want to run, it's the bravest act there is. He's not the one who appears in the movies. The real one. The one that no one sees. The one that only you know,... what did you do.

And it turns out that that muscle, our brain that decides to stay, is the same one that you need for all the conversations that you avoid, for all the situations that make you afraid, for everything that life puts in front of you and you wouldn't want to face.

I didn't learn that in any book, I learned it in a chair, in silence, saying goodbye to my beloved dad. This situation transformed me so much that I was never the same again. That moment is very difficult, it is to realize that one of the most unconditional people in your life is no longer going to be physically with you, many times it is to relive that day, to know that you love him and you can't do anything; but what helps me a lot is that I didn't have a regret for not having accompanied him, for not supporting him and the truth... is that my dad must be very happy and proud of me, of how intelligent, kind and sincere I am, that's how my 7 brothers and I were raised, they gave us values, love, respect and many times they dad and Mom lacked listening to us, accepting us and understanding how different we are.

With love, Dad, rest in peace and may perpetual light shine for you. Amen 🙏

Big hug for everyone. Nice day.

Janitze.🐝