Tearing Down Walls

Aug 12, 2010

The night before Memorial Day, the power went out as rain poured down.  Our basement had never flooded in the 17 years that we've lived in this house.  So, we were shocked when our last step off the stairs made a splash.  The water wasn't terribly deep, but it was above the carpet.  What a mess!  It happened one week before my RNY surgery.

We've spent the summer camping upstairs.  Half of our belongings are in storage.  The basement is dry and empty now, its walls stripped of baseboards and sections of drywall, as we wait for contractors and insurance adjustors to agree on what is to be done.  My husband and I are taking advantage of the upcoming remodel to enlarge our bedroom and create a new closet out of a too small adjoining bedroom.  I was knocking out the walls of our old closet, which will help create the new space, when I thought, "What a metaphor our basement has been of my life this year!" 

Like my flooded basement, WLS was not something I ever wanted, but what a blessing it has been.  I hate that my basement flooded, but it's going to be fantastic when it is done.  Out with the old and in with the new!  Neither situation has been easy.  In fact, it has been disruptive, but both will create beauty in my life.  Tearing down those walls today was like tearing down the barriers in my life that have kept me from dreaming, living, and seeking beauty and comfort for myself.  I'm finally going to have a larger bedroom that is more restful and lovely.  My closet will be wonderful and large.  As my body grows smaller, I am enlarging my hopes and pursuing my goals, which include good health, furthering my education, and just having fun! 

It is really amazing when something lovely comes from disaster.  Like my basement, I am going to be better in the end.  Blessings to all dear readers who stop by to read my posts.  You are important to me as I transform.  May you be blessed as you morph into your true self!

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