Another life lesson…

It’s been a while since I’ve written on my blog, anything I say would be taken as an excuse so I’ll leave it at that! lol… I’ve been meaning to write for a couple days but I’ve been busy unpacking from my latest adventure. I decided to take off to the city of Orem in Utah for a week and it turned out to be a great experience, so much that I was a little torn about coming back home.

Many a time I’ve written about the hardships of my life, people close to me know well that I’ve been through some hard times. Being alone with my kids has never been an easy task but at times it got pretty bad and I can say that I’ve really had it hard in the past. I know what it feels like to be a week away from pay day and only have about $10 for food and bills… or having your power and water cut off and have to ask for loans to get by… but all in all, I have gotten through it, I have become stronger and today I can say that they have been great lessons in my life.

During my stay in Utah, I had many flashbacks of stages in my life… I am grateful that I have managed to stand on my own two feet all on my own but I am also very compassionate about those who are going through the same troubles as I did. It’s not easy, it takes so much out of you…

A couple of days before I came home, I accompanied a friend to work. Our chore for the day was to “clean out” a home of a family who had been evicted. I showered, got dressed, got pretty, even put a bow in my hair. I packed my laptop thinking I’d sit around and work a little whilst I rested from cleaning house. As we arrived at the place, I was in total shock… the family had been evicted and 80% of their belongings had been thrown out on the street next to a dumpster. Chairs, clothes, toys, kitchen utensils, lamps, baby clothes… anything and everything had to be thrown into the dumpster, everything including photo albums and other personal items. It was heart-breaking…

There I was looking pretty dragging bags of rubbish and throwing someone’s life into a huge container, all to be thrown away, someone’s life, someone’s dreams…

It may seem dumb to some, but to me it was a real big life lesson. I was hurt and sad, even though us adults are responsible for our actions, I was hurt to see that children had been involved in this eviction. They were kicked out of their home leaving their toys behind, teddy bears, clothes… blankets and pillows.

And I came home, thankful for having my job… appreciative for everything I have in my life, health, work, peace, love, my children.

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