I’ve been doing research throughout the month (and before) for fun places for us to go on vacation and we are ready to go. I’ve been doing my homework, making reservations and it looks like thus far- our travels will include four countries. More on exactly which countries later.
I am excited- VERY excited. Good times await with great people.
My last post here was a few days before my 46th birthday. Hard to believe it has been 2 1/2 weeks already. I guess the old addage definitely applies here- time flies when you’re having fun. Celebrating my birthday for the entire month- there have been many good times in the making. Also a few sad moments, but I’m not going to focus on those. I’ve paused, tried to find the lesson in them and am moving on. Besides, the time has passed and I can’t spent my time looking back, or I’ll miss what great things are happening in front of me- and believe me, there are plenty!!
Things should slow down- at least for a few weeks, so my intent is to spend more time blogging- and hammering out some plans and goals that I have for this coming year. It’s definitely going to be the best ever. Just you wait and see!
Last week I had an email from a fayetteville nc business lawyer asking me to call him. At first, I thought it surely had to be spam, but they used my last name (which not everyone knows). I am pretty skeptical on all emails, so instead I did a Google search and found that the law office did indeed exist and the attorney was ‘real’.
So I called them, mostly out of curiosity- and as it turns out a distant relative of mine (same last name) had contacted them, and when they searched the last name, they found my email address and thought I was them. They were really sweet and friendly and apologized for the mix-up. I was unable to offer them an email address on my relative as I haven’t talked to them in years (and didn’t know they lived in North Carolina), but wished them luck in finding her.
In a few short days I’ll turn 46. As Samantha said last week when she turned 44- Where has the time gone? I’ve been thinking about that a lot the past few weeks- not just about where the time has gone, but also what this last year has taught me. I’ve learned so much, not only about myself but about others and mostly that in staying true to ourselves- sometimes we have to say goodbye.
I’ve had some heartbreak this year, in fact- what I’d call serious heartbreak, but on the flip side of that coin- I’ve had experienced some beauty and joy beyond my wildest imagination. It trumps the heartbreak by far. Some may see it the other way- but I’m a firm believer that everything is about perspective. We either see things froma positive or a negative. It’s about choices.
Does that mean that I’ve not shed tears this year- No, quite the contrary- I’ve shed quite a few and even been angry at times, but I know that it’s been part of the healing process- and necessary for the journey to living my best life. I’m grateful for each lesson, for each tear, for all of it. I don’t understand it all yet- but I’m still grateful.
I found out this week that an old friend had a stroke- 43 years old. He’s having to learn how to walk again and use his left hand. Could it have been avoided? Possibly, but it wasn’t and thankfully he’s been given a second chance. I hope and pray that he’ll see it as that and use it to become a healthier, stronger person.
It really put things in perspective for me. Our choices- however small we think they are- matter. The people we spend our time with- matters. The relationships we invest in- matters. Every little thing- matters.
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