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From Guvna B, rapper and author:听
My wife and I had our first child 8 months ago, and so the silver lining of social distancing over the last few weeks is being able to spend a lot of time with him as he develops and learns new things. My dad sadly passed away in 2017 and this has meant that life for me is often bittersweet. On the one hand I have this amazing blessing of a son, but on the other hand my Dad doesn鈥檛 get to experience the joy of a grandchild.听
Recently I鈥檝e come to terms with the fact that it鈥檚 possible to live in two places at one time. Joy and sadness. Hope and grief. Everywhere and nowhere. In my sadness and my grief I learn to look back and reflect on good times. In my joy and my hope I learn to look forward and be expectant for better days ahead. A fundamental part of my faith is believing that Heaven is a place that God has prepared for me and my loved ones.听
That鈥檚 so important for me because it means that it鈥檚 not over. All is not lost. That completely changed how I look at the different situations that I鈥檝e experienced. I used to get really upset every Father鈥檚 Day or on my Dad鈥檚 birthday because with every year that goes past, it felt like he was getting further away. But with my new perspective of heaven, I鈥檓 a bit more joyful on Father鈥檚 days and birthdays now because every year that goes by, I鈥檓 actually getting closer to seeing him again. I鈥檝e been walking a lot more than usual recently and the other day I took my son out for a little stroll in the park. I had one of those days where life felt a little overwhelming, there was a little more sadness than joy, a little more grief than hope. I looked at my son and he chuckled back at me.听
Not sure why, maybe I was having a bad hair day which seems to be every day at the moment. Anyway, as he chuckled, I thought, there it is!听 There鈥檚 the reminder. The reminder that even on the worst of days... there鈥檚 always something I can be grateful for. In this case, I was filled with extreme joy and excitement, considering the endless possibilities of what this little bundle of joy will grow up to achieve. It鈥檚 funny how focusing on the blessings in life can completely turn your day around for the better.