November Thanks: Day 3- In Sickness & In Health
"Show up, again and again!"- Diane Cunningham
In Sickness & In Health
The past few nights I have been dreadfully sick with food poisoning. It was rough, it sucked majorly, and I really felt like I was going to die. Okay...maybe not literally, but let's just face it, throwing up sucks and so does everything else that comes with being poisoned by food.
My guy was there to help out, fill me up with liquids when I needed, and patiently and lovingly took in the beautiful sounds of all my dry heaves. He's a saint that one. I am lucky.
Tomorrow is his birthday and last night he fell ill to the food poisoning vultures as well. Fucking Mexican Food in Vegas. It just isn't the same here as it is back in Texas. Back in Texas it is real and we would've never gotten sick (or so I like to assume at least) there.
As I begin to heal and get back to my normal self, he is the one now suffering with the crappy and insufferable side effects. He is the one who now needs to recover.
Again...c'est la vie. I really like that phrase. It's sounds beautiful and it is always true. That's life.
Tonight I am so grateful that I have people in my life who I stand beside in sickness and in health and who stand beside me as well in those moments. They are the ones who show up whenever I need them, even if I don't ask. And it is they and only they, who I show up for as well. Sometimes we forget to show up like we'd like to and that is okay, no one here on earth is perfect at being there 24-7. But for the most part, when times like these come up, we hold strong for one another, we fight for each other, we show up for each other.
In Sickness and In Health. In Good Times and In Bad. I may not be married or have children, but I don't need to be to understand this concept. Anyone who is in my life, who matters, who I love with all my heart, I am devoted to. And just like a marriage, I have my own vows to them and to myself.
November is already beginning to be just as beautiful as I hoped. Though sickness has been the start of this month, health will prevail. All I can be thankful for is that.
When we learn to show up in these moments and just in general, we help to build up our relationships with the ones we love. We also help to show them and give them proofs of our love. Throughout everything we experience in life, being there in times of need are what really show our love.
To all the sickness and health I've experienced, thank you for showing me what it means to love, what it means to show up. For all of that, I am so grateful.
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