Thursday, November 26, 2009
A Time to Heal... Appologies to the Penguins
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Last night, my husband and I were watching "Planet Earth". In this particular episode, they depicted the story of the strong-willed Emperor penguins who endure exhausting travel, starvation, and danger from predators and where the parents take turns guarding the egg and baby chick for a period of several months. At one point in the episode, after keeping the eggs safe and warm in the harshest of the Earth's winters, some of the chicks get lost and freeze. I could not help it... I got angry at the (stupid) parent penguins. Why didn't they keep an eye on their babies? Couldn't they see the storm coming and make sure that their little one was with them... safe (as in not lost in the blizzard)?
This morning with a little more perspective, I realize I was a little (a lot) jugemental of the mom and dad penguins. I am sure that penguins don't receive signals from the Weather Network providing them with predictions of winter blizzards. Also, I realize that the creators of the documentary don't show the parents during or after the blizzard, where undoubtebly, they were in a panic looking for their precious babies and were heart-broken after the storm.
You see, penguins and people are a lot alike. We do all we can to protect our babies but we don't have the luxury of knowing the future. I guess this is the first step to healing... accept that you did everything you could possibly do but that sometimes nature and the universe having bigger and better plans for the smallest and most precious babies.
This morning with a little more perspective, I realize I was a little (a lot) jugemental of the mom and dad penguins. I am sure that penguins don't receive signals from the Weather Network providing them with predictions of winter blizzards. Also, I realize that the creators of the documentary don't show the parents during or after the blizzard, where undoubtebly, they were in a panic looking for their precious babies and were heart-broken after the storm.
You see, penguins and people are a lot alike. We do all we can to protect our babies but we don't have the luxury of knowing the future. I guess this is the first step to healing... accept that you did everything you could possibly do but that sometimes nature and the universe having bigger and better plans for the smallest and most precious babies.
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- Mireille
- On November 6th, 2009, I gave birth to our angel Adelle at 34 weeks. She had already grown her wings... I am going through a difficult time and am learning a lot about myself and what it means to be the mommy of an Angel. I hope that by sharing my experiences, other angels' moms will find some comfort in knowing they are not alone. I am married to the most wonderful man on Earth. I am blessed with the most precious family and friends. My heart will always be full of love for my Angel Baby Adelle.
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