Why limit all of your fun to happy hour?

So, I fell, so what? Oh, how I wish it were that simple. My visit to see my boy, a senior at Winthrop, and his new girl had been nothing short of splendid. Friday night was a blast, filled with laughter and joy. But then came Saturday, dinner time, and just when I was feeling on top of the world, fate decided to play a rather cruel joke on me.

As I made my way to the restroom, little did I know that a slippery surprise awaited me. With the grace of a newborn giraffe trying to navigate a skating rink, I found myself crashing to the floor in the most undignified manner imaginable. Head meeting hard flooring, tailbone screaming in agony, pants filled with pee. My pee. – it was a recipe for disaster.

So, what does this tell me?

Well, amidst the pain and embarrassment, there’s a lesson to be learned. Life has a funny way of keeping us humble, reminding us that no matter how high we soar, there’s always the possibility of a sudden fall. But it’s not the fall itself that defines us; it’s how we choose to rise from it.

And in the midst of this slapstick calamity, I couldn’t help but see a metaphor for the turmoil of my current relationship. Much like that unexpected slip, my relationship with uncertainty and doubt has left me feeling unsteady and vulnerable. The suddenness of the fall mirrored the abruptness of the challenges we face, while the pain resonated with the emotional toll it takes.

Yet, just as I picked myself up from that bathroom floor, bruised but not broken, so too do I find the strength to confront the challenges in my relationship. Through laughter and tears, slips and stumbles, I am reminded that resilience is not just about weathering the storm but about finding the courage to navigate it, wet pants and all.

So, yes, I fell. But I also got back up, dusted myself off, and carried on – because in the end, it’s not the fall that defines us, but the way we rise from it. And if that’s not a metaphor for love and resilience, I don’t know what is.

A new memory and lesson has been made. This one will never be forgotten. .