Heaviness

Today I woke up, did some exercise and then began my day feeling good.
It soon felt like a heavy cloud was settling in and finding it's place on my shoulders.
The heaviness from family, failures, pressures, deadlines, saying goodbye to loved ones.
Over the weeks I have had two people tell me their mum has been diagnosed with breast cancer, my Aunty finding she has ovarian cancer, my mother in-law finding cancer in her lung, a friend diagnosed with prostate cancer, LIFE.............
There is journey to travel and a story to tell from everyone.
It makes me hold those precious people in my life close and smile about what I have.
I listen to my kids play and that heaviness lifts off me, I hear my sister tell me how Balun looks like me and reminds her of me. A little more heaviness lifts. The little boy I love so much reminds someone of me, how beautiful. A beautiful compliment.
A friend shares her experiences with me about her experience of a lose. A little more heaviness lifts off as someone genuinely knows your sadness.
A cuddle, a little more gone.
A song that is filled with beauty and wonder, a little more lifts.
My beautiful Craig achieving greatness in his job, this heaviness has almost gone.
Tonight it will all be gone when a dear friend I have not seen since Christmas is arriving tonight, she always makes me smile and has a beautiful heart.
I look forward to my week ahead with her close by.
And the last bit of heaviness will be gone when I tuck my two angels in bed and share sweet whispers and stories.
Completely gone by the warmth and stories shared with Craig tonight.