The moment in life you were most satisfied.
I find it ironic that this is the prompt today. This morning I am struggling with my head. I woke up feeling ready to start this week with a clear mind and a peaceful heart. As the morning went on life decided that it wants to challenge this powerful thought of mine. One silly little thing, a frustrated teen, and one simple second of my own cranky attitude kicked my head into a downward dive. I am doing all I can to get my head back to my first morning thoughts, and it ain’t easy. So, with my cranky attitude, I opened up my blog challenge to at least try and be productive even though I just want to crawl up in bed. That is where the irony sets in, here I am trying not to spin, and this challenge is making me think about times in my life that I felt anything but cranky!
Ok, here we go, I am going to share a few moments as I find it hard to just choose one over the others.
Bren 1995 
Claudia and 1 1997 
J and I 1999 
M 2002
When I gave birth to my 4 children. The moment I heard those first cries, the moment I felt their soft tender skin on mine. That moment is pure satisfaction at its finest.
When I look at all the amazing people who have entered my life. I have been blessed with so many wonderful people. Many have remained in my life still to this day, others have joined my journey for only a short period, but still, have left a happy memory in my mind. It is a great feeling knowing that I have so many people to care about and that also care about me.
Having days with my fiancee when we are both doing good. For those that know us or have been reading my other blogs, you will know that my fiance and I both live with PTSD. This is challenge, to say the least. A challenge I would never give up, a challenge that makes us both better people. Yesterday was one of those days. We were both having a “good in our head” day. It was nice out and I went out for my first motorcycle ride of the season with him. The part that made me totally melt and feel awesome was when I walked outside and he had my favorite band, The Tragically Hip, ( RIP Gord Downie) playing on the bike. He looked at me and said, “it’s your time out this year, I wanted to play your favorite music!” That was the best I had felt in a long time, and I will cherish that moment of life forever! http://www.thehip.com/
“It’s your time out this year, I wanted to play your favorite music!”
My man
The moment when your child calls or texts you because they are having a crappy day! As a mom who has had a lot of down moments in life, I really question way too often if I’ve been a good mom despite all the not so good choices I may have made. That moment when you realize that your child is reaching out when they are down, although it hurts like heck because I can’t just jump through the phone or run out and FIX life for them, it makes so proud and satisfied. Knowing that in times of need they feel comfortable enough to reach out and just vent or hear my voice. That’s a great mom moment right there!
The final satisfying moment I will share is a message I received this morning. It helped get my day started with that powerful attitude I had when I first awoke, that attitude that somehow quickly slipped into crakiness. (This is part of the living with PTSD struggles I am starting to blog about in greater detail today!). I have been questioning all this blogging stuff I’ve started, I questioned why I bother trying to look after myself, I questioned if sharing all my dark days was really doing any good. When I received this message this morning, I stopped for a minute and thought about all the other messages, the likes and shares I have been getting since starting to share my stories on social media and I realized that if I only help one person get through a day or a moment, then YES it is definitely worth sharing. The messages from you folks are what keep me going and help me feel satisfied even when my mind wants to try to kick me down!
Until next time my friends, be kind to yourself, and look out for others!
