We have all experienced that moment ...that takes the breath out of you and makes time stand still. Your daughter's doctor utters the name of a disease you've only known as something mentioned on the nightly news. A nurse calls to say your mother is in the ER taken there by ambulance. A teacher says your son isn't learning like others, and those signs you've been passing off as immaturity, now have a name.
No matter what the individual situation, for all of us it means the dreams we had, life as we knew it changed in instant. It’s as if we are a seed taken from our comfortable nest staying warm with all the other seeds around us and are just dropped in the cold, dark ground. We feel completely alone – separated from all that seemed right with the world. What we don't know at that moment is that many seeds have been in this place before. They have taken root and flourished here; they have paved the way. We are not one lonely seed. We are part of a great garden that, in spite of the weeds and storms that surround us, has beautiful blooms and fruits and flowers that nourish the world. This is that garden. We are connected, and we walk hand-in-hand.Whether you have been on this path for years or are just beginning searching for a diagnosis, with the right tools we can all help each other. We can find the silver lining of the challenges thrown our way and cultivate a community with deep roots. Step in to the Boonzee Garden; find the gifts from those who have gone before you. We triumph together. |
