To those people in my life who just keep going. No matter what comes your way, this one’s for you!
Photo by Sarah Willson
My Gramma was like that. She lost her husband to a heart attack and was left to raise her three young children all by herself. As a mother myself now I can only imagine what that loss would have been like, and what incredible strength she must have had to find within herself to move through those difficult and painful years.
But of course I didn’t really see that when I was a kid. All I saw was an awesome woman enjoying life, sitting in the sun smoking her cigarettes, drinking gin & tonic and musing at her Grandchildren. She was strong and happy and SHATTERPROOF!
I want to be Shatterproof. I want to keep going with all my broken bits showing. I want to be like my Grandma, and drink-up the best parts of life when I’m lucky enough to enjoy them.
Thank you Maida! for all the lessons your story has taught me… and all the moments we got to enjoy together. I will love you forever.
And to those of you out there who have endured through impossible times I say THANK YOU!
Thank you for showing me what being shatterproof really looks like, and inspiring me to find my own strength.
