In the great words of the Ogre Shrek, on "Shrek", "Ogre's are ... like onions!" well, so are people. Not in the smelly sense (although some are), but in that we have times in our life where events are like onions. Layer upon layer of issues, hurt feelings, and just "stuff" to work through. And of course, what accompanies onions? Lots of tears! When we come to points in life where it seems like all you do is cry, that would be an onion time. It must be dealt with, or it will never go away. Rather it will fester and remain a smelly mess that infests your life. Issues must be faced, hurts addressed, and feelings restored.
For the past roughly two years, I've had a rather large onion that I have been dealing with. Divorce, and all the things leading up too and following it, is probably one of the smelliest and largest onions of them all. There are times when you feel like the layers are never ending and the tears won't stop falling. But they do... in time. And that is where I now find myself. The last layers are being peeled and thrown away. The worst of the tears are over, and this onion is on its way down the garbage disposal. There's been a box in the top of my closet that held all the memories, pictures, cards, notes, etc. from my marriage. Its been there for almost a year, but finally last week it was time for the shredder! As the contents became tiny rectangular pieces of paper, it was like a weight lifted off my shoulders. I felt like I could breathe again. While Divorce will unfortunately always be a part of my past, it does not and will not dictate my future.
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