Life changing moments can be different for all of us
In the blink of an eye, or the flash of a light, things change. You don’t realize it until later, much later. The full impact of a life changing moment takes time to cement itself. To let itself be known.
That was probably true for a friend who went from walking to sitting still. From freely moving, to moving with the help of a machine. Today, he lives in two positions. Sitting down and laying down. He gets around, but not the way we do. He needs a lot of help. He was someone different than the person I know today. That changed in one day.
I wonder what happens when life changes for us this way? When we go from being free to being broken down. We all rely on others, even if we think we don’t. Life is full of connecting dots. When they are connected, life works better. When we can’t reach the next dot, we become still.
Not all change is physical. Life can turn around on you in emotional or spiritual ways. When I used to cook at the gospel mission, stories of before and afters were common. Days with family turned into days in prison. Days in prison turned into days after prison. Those days are the hardest. Trying to find a new way. Trying to remember your past while trying to forget it. The dots are there, but not everyone wants to connect with you and get you to the next one.
