Small Changes

[jessicagallagher]

Originally published at A Tiny Spark. You can comment here or there.

“The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.”
- Shakti Gawain

The world has been testing me lately… Things have been mighty bumpy in my life – both big and small – and I get the distinct feeling that it’s just a part of some big test to show how much I’ve grown in these past few months.

The above quote was from my latest therapy session, and – as always – it seems so fitting for what’s been going on lately. Kind of like the toilet overflowing on me at work last week was a perfect analogy of how the world was treating me the last few days. Thankfully, I don’t cry over spilled milk (or shit, come to find out).

Along with getting some aggression out in my paper journal (hello, word vomit!), I also had an amazingly wonderful Sunday taking photos of my favorite family in a beautiful park, and sharing a coffee with an old friend. Life immediately got better. Funny how that works.

Even though last week left me feeling like curling up in a hole and hiding out for a decade or two (Let’s just say an entire crowd of early-morning Starbucks customers got to see my pretty purple see through panties clad with a pad), if nothing else, it showed me how much I’ve changed in the last few months. My therapist was mighty impressed by me, and I have her to thank for it all.

Split pants or not, I am woman – hear me roar.