Difficult to feel "seen" when you're the bird on the bottom! Does mom even know I'm here???


Invisible describes an object which neither reflects nor absorbs light (that is, it allows light to pass through it). In nature, this is known as transparency. -Wikipedia

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A good friend sent a thought-provoking video clip from youtube today entitled "The Invisible Woman" (URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YU0aNAHXP0 ). The message contained in the clip caused me to stop to think about all of the people who have made invisible contributions in my life and to think about how I have contributed to the lives of others. I discovered that everyone I have ever met has contributed to my life in some way. Even those whom I felt were not what I thought they should be, left indelible marks and were not at all invisible. To my eyes, these marks were transparent, invisible until now. The light shining through us to others, is frequently not visible, however, like the cathedral bird carver stated so clearly, God sees...

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BTW - I now wonder if the "who are you" look that mom gave me several years back after her brain shunt was placed really meant "who are you". Perhaps an early glimpse of dementia.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain.