The following is written by a guest blogger. The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and do not reflect the opinions of Bob Lacey, Sheri Lynch or the Bob & Sheri show.
Hello beautiful baby! Welcome to the world. I love your sweet smell, your soft skin, your coos and grunts and every noise you make. I love the feel of your body resting against my breast when I am nursing you. My heart and mind are flooded with a love so all consuming, so visceral; it’s hard to imagine any human emotion deeper than this. Hello sweet ten little toes. I shall kiss each one of you and remember this first hello forever.
Goodbye my sweet daddy. I will forever hear your voice in my head saying “hello baby daughter” as you called me until you passed away. You were the first man in my life, the one who bounced me on his knee and hugged me so deeply I never wanted to let go. You made me laugh and sometimes you made me cry. But you always made me feel like I was loved. And that was always enough for me. I shall hold your memory in my heart forever as I kiss your cold, lifeless cheek and tell you my last goodbye.
Hello new friend. Thank you for smiling at me and asking me to join you. I really didn’t want to eat all by myself and there you were with so many people, laughing and enjoying life. You saw me. You engaged me and immediately welcomed me into your fold. I saw you. You were and are so beautiful, inside and out. What a beautiful friendship we have simply because you were bold enough to walk up to me and simply say, “hello”!
Goodbye old life. I loved everything about you, but opportunity has taken me down the road to a new destination. Thank you for all the lessons you provided me, the new friends and the exciting adventures. I am grateful for my season of yesterdays. But tomorrow is here and while I will always appreciate you old life – my new life is today. And today is going to be as wonderful as I make it to be, just like it was when I told you goodbye.
Life, it is a journey that begins with hello and ends with goodbye. Whatever is the next hello after that no one really knows for sure? So until then, why not embrace each hello and treasure every goodbye with an open, curious mind and a gratitude-filled heart. Hello! Goodbye, until you read again.
The Zen Den
Hello and welcome to The Zen Den. My name is Alison and while I am passionate about many things, my most inspiring driving force is human connection. Blogger, content writer, orthopedic exercise specialist, motivational speaker, international yoga pro, published songwriter, avid poker player, mom and wife are just a few of my titles. But when I do my job at NASA, I am known simply as “The Fairy Zenmother” a role I deeply love because people invite me into their space to help them find their center, relax and stretch their muscles and destress their mind. Here in the blogosphere version of The Zen Den, I invite you into my world where I will explore ideas for creating a better tomorrow and a kinder today. And hopefully, with insight, authenticity and humor; my words, observations and experiences will help you feel calm, centered, intellectually challenged and spiritually enlightened. Alternatively, if you have something you would like to see covered in The Zen Den, just let me know. Your feedback is welcome and valuable to the success of this blog. Finally, my heart is filled with gratitude to have this opportunity to share with all of you.
