Glimmers of light

I know i know.... It’s been a while since i posted something I’ve just been slacking in everything lately i guess. So, its 1:30am and i suddenly just decided to write on my blog. Sometimes i guess it’s good to just randomly type things on the internet for people you don’t know to read!

 So yes, it’s not been the best weekend... On Friday i found out that my Grandfather had died. It wasn’t a shock, i think we had all been expecting it for some time. Although to be honest i suppose i wasn’t expecting it this soon. He had a wonderful life and i think we all knew it was just the end of his time here. 95 years old, always kind of wanted him to make the big 100 but i suppose it just wasn’t meant to be. He was loved throughout his small town and was a noted local historian, i suspect hundreds of people will come to his funeral. I for one am thankful of all the knowledge and wisdom he imparted to me, especially about the history of Wiltshire - his beloved home county. I have no doubt that he will watch over all of my family and be proud that we tell our sons and daughters of all the things we learnt from him. I will miss him always.

Friday also meant the end of my sisters current career. Again, it was something we were all expecting although i am sure everyone will agree that being made redundant is not a pleasant experience. She is of course worried but it’s funny how the worst things in life tend to bring a family together, i always think of that as a sort of blessing in disguise. I know she won’t feel like that right now, but maybe in time she will. I love my sister very much, and we get on very well which means the world to me. I love spending time with her and she has a wonderful power to impart happiness and general optimism to people around her. It’s probably why she has 12974924879 friends.

In other news another friend is going to be leaving work. That’s 3 people gone in 3 months! We have gone from 6 to only 3 in our team. She managed to get another job so that’s wonderful news and includes a huge pay rise, so im expecting a slap up meal!! Although she is only moving up the corridor from us i will miss her very much at work. She has a knack of keeping us all grounded, which i think will be sorely missed! Again, i think this will only lead to more opportunities for the rest of us that are left working there. I think i said that before somewhere... Hm!

So it’s been a very sad blog tonight, although i did try to show that even in life’s darkest moments, rays of light tend to shine through somehow. It’s what you do with that light that makes the difference to your future.

Have a good weekend.

Alex