Spiritual Business

Triumph

I was reading a fascinating post at Brazen Careerist about Triumph and what it means to use. Not everything is Oscars and tickertape parades. For us small beings in the world, many have obstacles that require more than Ganesh to help us get a leg up.

My sister is facing a protracted and nasty marriage separation. Devastating after she ha been through so much, not only has she the day to day details to deal with but she is living with the fear of an uncertain future and the realisation that the man she was married to for many years is not the man she thought.

Her triumph is not dropping the balls of her life and getting up each morning. Making her children breakfast and getting them off to school. No parades for her yet she bloody deserves one.

For me it is also getting out of bed when the clouds threaten to suffocate me. When I had post natal depression, my lovely Quack told me to make my bed each day. That way when I went went to bed at the end of the day, I knew I had done something, even so small as making the bed. It worked, it was personal triumph.

I find lists help when things are foggy. What is it I shall do today? Sometimes I do all of them and and suffer for doing to much but then I do only one on the list and instead of berating myself I celebrate I did one of the tasks. One is better than none.

We try to tackle the hurdles that life puts before us. That in itself is a triumph. Each one of us has a list of these hurdles. Know your list. Celebrate your magic and remember you can do anything.

You are amazing.

3 Responses to ‘Triumph’

1. Joyous Squaw says:

March 11, 2010 at 12:01pm

What an absolutely beautiful (and timely) blog DW. Thankyou, xoxox

2. Dreamweaver says:

March 11, 2010 at 12:09pm

Thanks Squaw. Today my triumph was cleaning out Pisces Son's room while he is at school. Why do boys collect so many treasures?

3. hmog says:

March 12, 2010 at 4:30pm

Amen for successes, no matter how big or small they be. Thanks DW.

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