I see life

As each day comes to an end, I ask myself three things:

What did I do well?

What can I do differently?

What did I learn?

I do this because I see myself as a constant work in progress, and while I know a lot, I do not know it all. If I allow myself to feel pride in doing something well, I must also accept that there are things I can do differently, and with that I can learn, which I am totally okay with. It is a beautiful balance, one that offers me clarity and growth.

I make it a point to learn something every single day; about life, friendship, communication, love, faith, death, what it feels like to ache so deep you can hardly move, and then the next day feel so much joy. Life is crazy like that, and there is so much to learn, and experience, and see, and do, and feel. That is life.

People ask me how I can handle witnessing so much death.

That is a very fair question.

But please know… that is not all I see.

I see love, commitment, fear, joy, family strength as well as disconnect, uncertainty, peace, curiosity, sadness, culture, strength, vulnerability, courage and bravery, tradition, faith, and I see life.

I see how truly amazing life can be, and how blessed I am to be in it right now, and to feel this aliveness even on the most difficult days.

I see life... and I appreciate every single moment that I am gifted. This work has taught me how truly fragile and precious life is, and how vulnerable and strong we are. It has taught me that every day has meaning, and if we are lucky, we learn something new, we grow and evolve, we make effort to do it differently, better if needed, and we appreciate all of it.

I see life in its most beautiful and painful parts and I do my best to move with it allowing it to guide, teach, and comfort me. And if at the end of the day I can recognize what I have done well and what I need to do differently, I know that I have learned something and have done the very best with the day that I was gifted. And that is enough for me.

xo

Gabby