Yes, change is grand, but always comes at a price, the price of inevitable but real consequences. The often delicate fabric of ones very being becomes challenged when faced with decisions that have raw, nerve grinding implications. These include leaving behind family, friends, familiar places and enchanting memoirs in the quest for achieving ones objectives and living the goals of ones passions! Oh, but we will visit often, and yes, we will call every week, write as often as we can and... The raw reality becomes everyone busily scurrying about to continue to make ends meet. Days turn into weeks and become months which we then celebrate on December 31st into years! Alone.
But, remember, everything is a choice and therein lies solace that one can indeed live their dream and still stay connected to everything that truly matters. This is the secret, the holy grail to breaking free and moving on to live your dream! You choose to stay in touch, or not! You choose to write, to phone, to text, to visit, or not. You do this because it is what you truly want to do, without any pre-conceived motives... any return from others then becomes a beautiful thing and not an expected one! How incredibly simple and sweet is that!?! Once one plugs into that kind of psyche, into such an energetic space, no barriers really matter. And the most incredible aspect of choosing to exist in this mind space is that other like-minded individuals sense your clarity. Unbelievably, from ground zero, new souls seeking similar friendship appear!
I made the choice to leave almost everything that was familiar behind in my personal quest to be close to the mountains... for the second time now. Again, I have re-discovered my true self, my very own vibrational frequency in the larger space of this incredible world. I have revisited the state of being alone by choice and have found myself once again working through the emotional minefield of my own doubts and insecurities. It is truly an amazing experience from which the resulting growth as an individual is simply awesome! My fears and perceived shortcomings have transformed into something truly unanticipated... the simple joys of breathing, touching, seeing, hearing, putting one step in front of the other to cover distance! I have learned to take nothing for granted and to accept and live each moment as it unfolds. Yes, I miss my family, my children, my friends and even the familiar places. It is however no longer a painful emotion. I am excited that I understand it's up to me how and when I will see them and interact with them. I am so excited to receive any communications from them as I have not placed any expectations on that premise. Each moment is truly special. Each moment spent in that space has enabled me to be open to fresh friendships here in this new place I choose to call home.
Thank you to all whose lives have brushed by and left a lasting impression! I am here, in the mountains, by the sea and immersed in nature where I love to be! What choices are you making to chase your dreams? Are you ready to accept the inevitability of their consequences? There is no shame in being real, raw and true to who and what you are!
