My mother and I have had many conversations about how people come and go in your life. Some are meant to stay forever while others may arrive to teach us a lesson or to learn a lesson and then go on their way again. This does not mean their presence in your life is any less significant. It simply means that their purpose was served and life continues to move forward. There are other times when you receive gifts when you least expect it. There are people that suddenly appear and it seems as though you can’t imagine what life was like before they wandered in.
Meet Stacey. She is undoubtedly beautiful. So beautiful in fact, that she has been in my life for seven years and out of those seven years we only connected a short while ago. We worked together for a small amount of time many years ago yet we never uttered a word to one another. I guess if I’m to be honest, you can chalk it up to intimidation. I ran into her a few times through mutual friends after I moved to my new job. But it wasn’t until I made a decision in October to get healthy again that she re-entered my life. The past year had been rough. I had been throwing all of my energy into just surviving…to keep on putting one foot in front of the other while trying to find a new balance in life without my father. It was time that I got back in the saddle and back to a state of being healthy. For me. For my father. I owed him that much. Brady had mentioned that Stacey was training a mutual friend of ours and suggested I contact her. With much hesitation I e-mailed her and asked if she would be willing to train me. And then something happened. She responded with the most beautiful e-mail, telling me she had lost her own father and knew what I was going through. She assured me that I could do this and that she would be there alongside me the whole way. Physically, I’ve never felt better…
However, I had it all wrong. I thought my reward would solely be getting back to feeling healthy again. Little did I know that I would gain this amazing person in my life. Undoubtedly beautiful on the outside – yes. But even more beautiful on the inside. She was given to me when I least expected it and now…well, now I can’t imagine what it was like to not have her here. I know things happen when they are meant to, but seven years went by without me knowing her. Now, I am just so so grateful that I finally found her.
Stacey – for you, with so much Love. Thank you for being the beautiful you that you are…
Krysta
