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∞ Today I welcomed in 2020 surrounded by my loves and great friends with our now annual New Year's Day ascent of Bray Head.
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∞ This gathering of like minded souls, adults and kiddies alike, came about after a darker time in my life. Today is the anniversary of our first neverborn's due date. A number of years ago I decided to mark this very particular date with a positive act. Rather than continue to dwell on the-what-might-have-been that was my very natural response in the initial years following that miscarriage, I firmly decided to celebrate the amazing things in my life; my wonderful little family of three, my health, my amazing friends. I'm part of a big group that enjoys the outdoors so I flung up a quick post offering a walk up Bray Head to celebrate and begin the incoming year. I didn't mention my why. I simply offered the way up, in company we enjoy and a climb most kiddies would manage either themselves or in a sling. A good few people came along, and up we went. The following year it pissed rain, yet up we many went again. It was safe but cold and hard going. Last year the wind nearly took us out, however many persevered and claimed our photo spot quickly beside the lower case t (aka the cross).
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∞Today there was a huge Huge gang of us compared to that first year, many of the same families except with all their gorgeous new additions since that first climb. Mark and I had a beautiful quiet moment up there on the hill top looking out over Dublin Bay acknowledging what we have, together. Together. Watching over to our girl playing with her pals across on the other hilltop. Happy. Healthy. Growing up. Beautifully kind. Together. Three. And I thought, This Is It. My life is good.
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∞The moment passed as fast as it came. It's cold and windy up top. On the descent one of my pals and I were chatting. She asked me if I was ok. She had waited for a quiet moment, with easy going underfoot. She asked me if I was ok, and took my hand and gave me a squeeze. I said, Yes. Yes, I am. Thank you. And we hugged, and continued our descent. Friendship. Kindness. Empathy. Love.
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∞ This is it. Life is good.
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Happy New Year❣Sx @ Bray Head Cliff Walk
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