July 12, 2016

I would never have imagined that 9 years ago if someone had told me that I would be moving to Hawaii, going back to school, meeting a wonderful man and getting married, then moving to the mainland and buying a house together all in 9 years...I would have said that is impossible. 

However, that is what did happen. http://theabcsoflife.blogspot.com/2007/04/2007-18-months-later.html is the link back to my post from 9 years ago today.

Looking back on our life after we have gone through so very much is pretty amazing. Perhaps we have more wisdom and distance from the emotional part of the journey. Looking at our life from the perspective of positive hope might be difficult in the moment, so looking back we can see how good we had it at the time. 

Even when things seemed so impossible to accomplish, even when our intentions did not look like they were supported by the world, even when we had to move on to a new place or chapter in life, even then - looking back at the beauty of what we create can give us confidence to believe in ourselves and believe that there is a plan and purpose in our life that is working. 

All I know today is that I have a chance to remember: "each day is a precious gift not to be wasted" and that it is in our attitude and expression of love in action that we make something precious. It is not in doing more and more each day, it is in learning to enjoy each day and learning to be ourselves no matter what. 

I feel so blessed.  The first picture is from the front portal area in my house in Santa Fe, the second my living room in the second house in Santa Fe, the third picture is Hanalei Pier on Kauai where Jon and I met and the last is the Bradford Pear near where we live in Missouri. I know there are not many people in my pictures or posts. I am a loner and I meet and chronicle the lives of others. But I wanted to show you that even if you have your dream house, and the market crashes and you lose it all, you get it all back and more. 

Now, I am learning about Love and People and Trust.