Gratitude, Priorities, and Time
When we found out we were expecting and then told people, many offered help to us when baby arrived. Living in a world where most offer kind words or help with no intention of follow through, just to be “nice”, it is relieving when so many people actually showed up to help. I feel such gratitude to the people in our lives. My partner and I have both spent a lot of time building the kind of life we want to live, and a big part of that is surrounding ourselves with the kind of people we want in that life. Sometimes that means saying goodbye to old friends, old jobs, old places. I for sure don’t take for granted the friends and family who have shown up to help us raise Cillian. As they say “It takes a village”, and I truly believe that’s true. Not just to support the parents, but to help shape the tiny human by positive influences. Obviously my priorities have shifted with this new addit...
