Finding the beauty in every breath.
There is something about receiving a
package that always fills me with pure delight. That special box or envelope
taped and sealed, its contents bursting with excitement and just waiting to be
discovered. I love getting home from a long day to a weathered box or envelope
sitting on my front steps. Its cardboard physique showing the miles it has
traveled to arrive to me: each scuff mark containing its own story of the
journey and miles it has endured.
Some packages have great monetary value,
some have great emotional value, and some are simply priceless. I received a
package yesterday that was of all those things. It was a bittersweet package.
When arriving home, I happened upon a large 2 ft by 1 ft box on my front steps.
Its contents worth that of a new car: $17,000. I could hardly lift it, so I did
my best to just pull it into the entry of our house. I was filled with the
excitement of receiving a new package, but at the same time there was a pang of
heartache, for I knew what was inside. It wasn't the object itself that brought
me sadness, but what it represented. In that box? CF.
While that package may represent a lot of
different emotions associated with CF, it also represents life and how truly
lucky I am. That package contained a new VEST. My last one had decided it had
been worked enough, and went on strike a few days ago. There might have been a
tinge of sadness upon opening this package, but there was also so much
gratitude. That package means possibility and hope. CF is just part of my life,
and packages like this are just part of it. It's still a beautiful package that
has given me another day, another breath. This is all just part of my life, and
it is immensely beautiful. Love to you all.
What does your package contain? Life?
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