That garden is glorious. Enjoy it! I can’t wait to hear what you think of Robin Wall Kimmerer says about mothering. Thinking of you as you are in this space figuring out what the metamorphosis will be.
You have a wonderful attitude about approaching this time before your youngest goes off to college. 💜This is my first summer without a child at home. My youngest is a college junior and because of a gap year followed by COVID, their launch into adulthood has been slow. I’ve been struggling a bit this summer and trying to navigate my feelings...going with the flow while trying to stay open to what’s next. Letting go while holding them close in my heart. Time in my garden is so calming and healing. 💜
Hugs to you 🩷 I feel like Covid somehow accelerated the process for us—it feels like my kid should have another year of high school to go, but that was the year she was home and online for school and we were frozen in time. I understand the letting them go while holding them close feeling. Such a hard tug on the heart. Enjoy your garden and find your joy again. This is our time to finally focus on ourselves—and here we are, dreading it. My kids brought so much joy into the house that their absence feels like grief. I guess it is, in a way. As someone else told me who went through it, you aren’t empty nesting. Your nest isn’t empty. Your nest is in your heart ❤️
That garden is glorious. Enjoy it! I can’t wait to hear what you think of Robin Wall Kimmerer says about mothering. Thinking of you as you are in this space figuring out what the metamorphosis will be.
You have a wonderful attitude about approaching this time before your youngest goes off to college. 💜This is my first summer without a child at home. My youngest is a college junior and because of a gap year followed by COVID, their launch into adulthood has been slow. I’ve been struggling a bit this summer and trying to navigate my feelings...going with the flow while trying to stay open to what’s next. Letting go while holding them close in my heart. Time in my garden is so calming and healing. 💜
Hugs to you 🩷 I feel like Covid somehow accelerated the process for us—it feels like my kid should have another year of high school to go, but that was the year she was home and online for school and we were frozen in time. I understand the letting them go while holding them close feeling. Such a hard tug on the heart. Enjoy your garden and find your joy again. This is our time to finally focus on ourselves—and here we are, dreading it. My kids brought so much joy into the house that their absence feels like grief. I guess it is, in a way. As someone else told me who went through it, you aren’t empty nesting. Your nest isn’t empty. Your nest is in your heart ❤️