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Where do I fit into the world? A family of siblings whom I sometimes have to remind that I am of equal value. A mother so vulnerable and dependent, the constant challenge of providing comfort and reassurance in a constantly-changing world of dementia. I have to sometimes tell myself that the best I can do is just that. I am of value and I am good enough.
To anyone reading this in the future, I hope it is not because you too are navigating a pandemic. But each and every one of us has a talent, perception and that extra iota of strength that they never knew they had. Communities form from a distance sometimes, but communities remain. And in the midst of the worst, there is joy. An ANZAC Day service, three of us in the street with our candles and the minute of silence filled by a chorus of kookaburras which stopped when the minute of silence ended. Glorious sunrises and sunsets, clearer skies because pollution is so much less, beautiful and poignant chalk drawings from a generation of children who probably had to Google "chalk" to find out what it is. The power of music, the extraordinary and unique talent of artists that exists in the world.
Where do I fit into the world? A family of siblings whom I sometimes have to remind that I am of equal value. A mother so vulnerable and dependent, the constant challenge of providing comfort and reassurance in a constantly-changing world of dementia. I have to sometimes tell myself that the best I can do is just that. I am of value and I am good enough.
To anyone reading this in the future, I hope it is not because you too are navigating a pandemic. But each and every one of us has a talent, perception and that extra iota of strength that they never knew they had. Communities form from a distance sometimes, but communities remain. And in the midst of the worst, there is joy. An ANZAC Day service, three of us in the street with our candles and the minute of silence filled by a chorus of kookaburras which stopped when the minute of silence ended. Glorious sunrises and sunsets, clearer skies because pollution is so much less, beautiful and poignant chalk drawings from a generation of children who probably had to Google "chalk" to find out what it is. The power of music, the extraordinary and unique talent of artists that exists in the world.