I have a thing with dates

Jeremy once  said I tend to celebrate, per se, even the hard and sad things in life.  I didn't quite understand the line of thought.  CC helped me understand what he meant is I acknowledge the impact of hard and sad things in my life.  Those dates are a reminder for me.  So, in my own way, I do celebrate them.  Carefree by Dan Gibson is on.  Now, why is that important today? Because I have a collection of dates that mean something, on the hard or sad side.  Something negative, sad, or traumatic is in this collection.  August 1-the rape May 25-a friend committed suicide Nov 3-Brody passed away.  May 19-My grandma passed away.  Dec 2- A dear friend and I parted ways.  You get the idea.  I acknowledge that these days had a huge impact on me.  In Reverence by David Tolk is now on.  What perfect timing.  This song does something for me.  It makes me pause.  And that is the reason for this blog.  It's just a reminder of a pause.  It's an acknowledgement of the sad things in my life.  It's an acknowledgement of a traumatic thing in my life.  It's an acknowledgement that these dates made me reflect.  So, today, In Reverence to all the days that had been hard, sad, or traumatic,  I pause.  Is it a celebration? Maybe it is.  Because those days shaped me.  Whether I wanted them to or not.  Here's to taking a pause in life on those days that shaped us.  Even the tough ones.