The Journey Continues

We set many goals in various areas of our lives – hoping to accomplish something important – to reach some status – to acquire something – to find fulfillment, etc.

Sometimes goals aren’t met due to our own lack of continuing with our vision.  Other times situations happen that change our goals.  And then there are times when life kicks in – and everything is turned upside down.

My sister Marie was in a car accident on June 16.  I’ve written a few blogs in regard to her accident, hospitalization, and rehabilitation, as she continues on her journey to become whole again.

As time went on – and she continually reached another plateau in her healing - her ultimate goal was to gain full mobility and return home.  Return to her world, her family, her music, her job – her life!

This weekend she was discharged from the rehabilitation center and was finally brought home – 9 weeks following her accident.  She will most likely need continued outpatient rehab – but she has come so far and has healed so well – that it is evident that her life is a miracle.

Although she has reached the goal we have all been praying for – she is nowhere near the end of her journey.  This journey took her down a different path – a path that she never imagined – a path that challenged her to fight for her life – challenged her spirit – challenged her ability to let others be there for her – challenged every imaginable inkling of her being. 

But at the end of that path are now other paths – calling her to stop and realize her life was spared for a purpose.  An opportunity for her to re-think her goals, her beliefs, her passions, and which path she hopes to follow.  A time for her to wonder “why?”  Why was her life spared and how can she make her future the most amazing experience now that she has returned home?

During this time, she was given the opportunity to not only know in her heart how much her family loves her, but to also experience the evidence of that love.  She also had a window opened allowing her to see the amazing love that surrounds her in other areas of her life; her friends, friends of family, friends of her son, the network of musicians she is connected to, people who don’t even know her but know her friends & family continuing to hold onto the hope that she would return home.

We should all share the love and concern for each other throughout our lives – yet so many times its when there is tragedy that we come around and shower someone with how important they are to us; sometimes we are never given that opportunity.  Luckily my sister was able to have the chance to receive this. 

She can now move forward as she continues on her journey - with the knowledge that she is extremely loved, is important to so many, is blessed, and has now been given another chance – a chance to discover her purpose.