For Good

 I got my final divorce decree in the mail a few weeks ago. I left it unopened on the table for awhile.    I knew that somehow when I opened it, even though I have lived on my own for some time, and even though I perpetuated it, "something" within me  would be different.  I will admit I was sad, but I trust that "...weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning...."  so I  am hopeful.   Joy doesn't have to come today.  Just knowing that it is out there somewhere is enough for now.

Here's the thing: There are people who come into our lives forever or just for now. They are meant to help us grow, to inspire,  or help us change, and we are meant to do the same for them.  How we respond to one another and the situations we find ourselves in however, is our own decision.  While no one and no thing is perfect, if we do our best by and for the people in our lives we should have no regrets. It is a waste of  time and energy being sorry about anyone or any event that comes into our lives if we have truly given our all.  Instead, we must learn from them, the good and the not so good, prayerfully trading sorrow for strength and bitter for better.  If we can do that, nomatter what happens, we will all come out on the other side changed for "good."