Almost a week into 2014 and the desk is cleared, the inbox zeroed, the new diet started, and life is doing what life does – moving on.
They say there is no wrong way to grieve but I don’t think I did it right. For those that stuck it out with me, thank you. I can honestly say I have learned more about myself last year than I can ever remember. For those that gave up on me, I understand, there were moments when I almost joined you. The only thing worse than knowing someone who is struggling is living with them so to my wife, children and friends, I am forever changed by your love.
I debated if I should list my takeaways from last year but decided there really is only one thing that matters and it underpins everything anyway. I can trace the thread through each event, each revelation, each silent response to my pain filled prods. Without fail, the times that mattered the most had one thing in common:
Love.
Unrelenting, unstoppable, unchanging love.
I plan on learning more about those four letters this year.
I have spent a lifetime talking about love, singing about love, advocating and encouraging the study of it and now it’s time I become love.
After all, there is no greater gift.