Regeneration

The end of 2019 is the gateway to 2020. Out with the old and in with the new. Possibilities. Potential. Hopes and dreams for renewal in whatever makes good sense.


Personal issues exist for each of us. And for our families, close friends, and work colleagues. Organization members, too. We connect in so many ways, networks. Each connection is not just a transaction, but a site for relationship.


How healthy am I emotionally? How healthy are my relationships? Are others entering those relationships healthy, too? Or are we constantly challenged to wend our way through minefields of emotional battles?  If we are aware of these, how well do I navigate them?  What role is mine to do, and what role belongs to the other?


Relationships go awry from time to time. some never have a chance to survive and thrive. They seem marked for failure from the very beginning. Other relationships, however, are variable in their balance. Regenerating healthy relationships is an ongoing task. It is part of our ordinary, daily lives. Not attending to this leads to certain failure.


Renewal is necessary. In so many ways.

This year began with a key word in mind - Humor. As I look back on the year 2019, it was a very tough. Rocky's cancer was discovered. Then his surgery and recovery. The laryngectomy and its aftermath. The expansion of Rocky's Parkinson's Disease. In two words, 2019 was Rocky's Health.

But we got through it. We managed to do what was necessary, and with the enormous help from friends, family, doctors and nurses, and tons of prayers, we both survived. But humor was with us as well.

We laughed. Absurdities were recognized and we guffawed - well, I guffawed aloud, Rocky shook with a great smile on his face!

We laughed with friends and family. Yes 2019 was a hard one, but we came out whole in the end. In so many ways we regenerated ourselves.

I'm thinking 2020's key word for me will be renewal. It seems a natural, don't you think? And 2020 begins at midnight. So much to be explored! And experienced!

Happy New Year to you!

December 31, 2019