I turn 41 today. It has been a year full of reflection, growth and change. Last year at this time, so much was in flux. I was living in New Jersey, working full time as a fitness manager, going through my husbands unemployment trial, researching new places to live and having no idea where life was moving me. Since that time, life has stabilized. There is still so much in flux but there is equally as much that is secure. I am no longer wondering about where we will live in 3 months, I am not searching for a new job, I am not worrying and stressing about every inane detail of my life and most importantly, I am content. I know that life will always have its challenges and unexpected turns but I am learning (and it is a process) of accepting life as is and not wishing I was somewhere else. It doesn't mean I don't want certain things like my own place to live and more financial security but I am happy with what life brings moment to moment. I am not always planning ahead anymore an...
The fabulously eccentric non conformist, poet Allen Ginsberg said, "“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” This blog is not to gain followers or to show off my writing skills, but instead to express my thoughts and feelings about the world through words. I believe words have the power to change and move people and through writing them, change oneself. This is what I am doing in this blog...changing myself one word at a time.