The Wisdom Earned in 44 Years

Today is my forty-fourth birthday, yay!

I stand on the brink of

Major rebirth as I contemplate moving

I don’t know if I want

To do it, but I must

Yet I as I look back

At my life I do realize

That every unwanted event has brought

Unexpectedly wonderful consequences, beautiful gifts even

I didn’t want to leave California

For graduate school, but Yale delivered

Me a cute, sweet, intellectual boy

Who then became my dear husband

I didn’t want to have a

Miscarriage but the change in timing

Produced my charming and debonaire Jonah

I didn’t want to move to

Northampton with no job or friends

Yet I became pregnant with Layla

Eventually found great work, and discovered

The happiest of all valleys (truly!)

I didn’t want to get divorced

Yet it led me to new

Heights of personal satisfaction and happiness

And I became the peaceful divorcee

Harmonious co-parent and a blogger extraordinaire

Time has brought me the wisdom

To know that I will thrive

And that behind the next door

I open stands an exciting future.

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This post on wisdom is brought to you by Six Word Fridays. Last week I wrote about erasing the past. This week I write about learning from it. Luckily I have the wisdom to know that I can pick and choose whatever truth suits me at the moment.

I spent part of my birthday cleaning out my closets and drawers to create some new energetic space in my life. Luckily I have the wisdom to know that I don’t really need all those clothes :).

For my birthday I gave myself the gift of blogging: I renewed my annual hosting contract so that I can continue to connect with all of you wonderful people. Thanks for your many contributions to the last year.

19 Comments on “The Wisdom Earned in 44 Years”

1 Adrienne said at 3:55 pm on May 12th, 2011:
ooohh, that opening door!
wisdom keeps teaching us her lessons! love that you allow yourself to be led by her ~
2 Molly Monet said at 4:19 pm on May 12th, 2011:
You made me think of that UB40 song. “Here I am, baby. Come take me by the hand….Oh show me, show me what you can.” Except here, my lover is wisdom.
3 Melissa said at 2:02 am on May 13th, 2011:
A happy, happy birthday to you!
Now to see what comes next…
:)
4 Sara said at 7:56 am on May 13th, 2011:
Happy birthday to you, talented woman :)
Excited to see what’s behind that
open door. Great things I suspect!
5 Molly Monet said at 8:06 am on May 13th, 2011:
Thanks, Sara and Melissa. It’s both exciting and scary at the same time.
6 Brook @ To Be Dancing said at 9:22 am on May 13th, 2011:
Happy Birthday.
May your day and year be all that you want it to be and better than you could imagine.
7 Molly Monet said at 9:38 am on May 13th, 2011:
Thanks, Brook. If the past is any guide, it most certainly will be!
8 Caroline said at 10:40 am on May 13th, 2011:
Happy Birthday you blogger extraordinaire! I have enjoyed gleaning from your wisdom along the way. And, I truly can’t wait to hear where this door leads you!
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9 Belinda said at 2:13 pm on May 13th, 2011:
The wisdom of adaptability earned over time, cheers!

And a happy birthday with lots of love, cake and champagne!
10 ayala said at 2:25 pm on May 13th, 2011:
Happy Birthday, Molly.I hope it’s a great one! Wisdom … We earn it through time … And you have gone through much that brought it to where you are today :)
11 MomZombie said at 11:28 pm on May 13th, 2011:
First, happy birthday to you.
Second, I love your outlook.
That is all.
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12 MamaRobinJ said at 2:11 am on May 14th, 2011:
Happy (late!) birthday.

This is a beautiful explanation of your journey. I’m going through my own that includes things that I don’t want and didn’t ask for, but I’m trying to see past that and understand that something good will come of it.

Thanks for reinforcing that some of those unexpected changes can be good things.
MamaRobinJ recently posted..Wisdom in Six Words
13 Molly Monet said at 7:52 am on May 14th, 2011:
Thanks, everyone. It is great to have your support along the way!
14 Molly Monet said at 7:53 am on May 14th, 2011:
Oh and Belinda, I didn’t get cake and champagne. But I did get good beer, ice cream and a hula hoop to rock my stress away.
15 Michele said at 3:23 am on May 15th, 2011:
Happy Belated Birthday Molly! You and I are nearly the same age. My birthday is in November. I loved the positive perspective on what, I am sure, were many difficult life transitions. It will help me to find the positive or lesson learned from all of the challenges life brings my way.
Michele recently posted..The Fairytale
16 traci whitney said at 12:15 pm on May 17th, 2011:
Happy belated birthday!!

BTW, my boyfriend is from Hadley. I’m also from MA but live in CT now. My web developer is in Florence. Small world!!
traci whitney recently posted..Co-parenting and depressing drop-offs
17 Galit Breen said at 7:08 am on May 20th, 2011:
Lovely take on life’s up and downs.

Moving poetry is what this really is.

Happy birthday, Molly. I’m so very glad that our paths have crossed. Truly.
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18 Molly Monet said at 9:39 am on May 20th, 2011:
Thanks so much everyone. I’ve been behind on my blogging but I appreciate your good wishes and support!
19 EmEvocative said at 3:45 pm on August 9th, 2011:
Love this piece & Happy Belated Birthday!