There are those days where something just speaks to your heart…today I came across this that was posted by a friend and wanted to share…
Though the sentiments below reflect the journey of a widow…we
all have those uncomfortable shoes that we wear throughout our lives, that we “adjust”
to and “get used” to and make bearable – we conform…for at times we have no
choice but to make them fit, for we cannot afford not to…
“I am wearing a pair of shoes....They are ugly shoes, Uncomfortable shoes…I hate my shoes.
Each day I wear them,
and each day I wish I had another pair. Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I
do not think I can take another step…Yet, I continue to wear them.
I get funny looks wearing these shoes. They are looks of sympathy. I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs….They never talk about my shoes.
To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable. To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them. But, once you put them on, you can never take them off. I now realize that I am not the only one who wears these shoes. There are many pairs in this world.
Some women are like me and ache
daily as they try and walk in them. Some
have learned how to walk in them so they don’t hurt quite as much. Some have worn the shoes so long that days
will go by before they think about how much they hurt…No woman deserves to wear
these shoes.
Yet, because of these shoes I am a
stronger woman. These shoes have given
me the strength to face anything. They
have made me who I am…I will forever walk in the shoes of a woman who has lost
her husband…my best friend – Author Unknown”
XO LC
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