06/07/2023
Post a special picture you cherish in the comments and tell us the back story behind it and what makes it so special to you. Here's mine...
So I captured this incredible sunset a few weeks ago while at a beach not far from where I live in North Wales UK. Kev (my hubby) and I went to the beach with my bestie, her older daughter and 4 grandchildren. As the little ones splashed about in the sea, laughing and having fun, being disabled, Kev and I sat closer to the stone path as we struggled to walk on the sand so didn't want to risk getting to close to the waters edge incase we couldn't get back.
We sat listening to the kids playing and splashing as we meditated together under this magnificent sunset and once finished I took this stunning picture.
When we arrived home, Kev was making a sandwich and asked me to check the date, so he could check rhe date on some chicken, i told him that it was 17th June. He came through with the sandwiches and climbed into bed next to me with a smile. He asked me to get this picture up and then reminded me of the date. Oblivious, he told me what made it so special.
As some know I had open heart surgery in 2014 to save my life and due to complications, I was placed back on life support not expected to survive. The morning before my surgery, Kev and I sat and watched the sunrise together and I'd told him once I was better, we'd watch a sunset. When I came out of my Coma on 17th June, the nurse and Kev wheeled me to a window so I could watch the sunset and I turned to Kev and said "I'm going to be alright, I've got this, sunrise and sunsets are guaranteed but life is not, I know I've got a fair bit more time here yet though." What a magnificent sunset it was that sent shivers through my body and I came over all emotional. The gratitude I had and still have to just be alive overwhelmed me, something before hand being young and just 33 years old, I'd taken for granted.
Without realising it, exactly 9 years to the day, I'd not only got to see another magnificent sunset, but I'd meditated under it and have the photograph to hold close to my heart and cherish for a whole lifetime. ❤