Thinking of Dad

This day is always a tough one- my dad's birthday. If you don't know, my dad passed away when I was 11. It hasn't been easy seeing others around me grow up with their dad's and I didn't have mine. His birthday and anniversary of his death are difficult days to get through without breaking down into tears at least once. If I could, I would spend the day in bed with the covers over my head until the day ended. But I live in the real world where life goes on and you have to roll with the punches. So today I got up, put my big girl panties on, and went to work. It was actually a good distraction from the memories of the day. I'm kind of glad that I wasn't able to just spend the day in bed. I was forced to move forward. Just like in life. You can choose to stay in one spot and dwell on the things that you can't change, or you can move forward and go on living. Don't let yourself get stuck on something you can't change. Learn to take that first step forward and don't look back.