Six months ago today I was piling the remnants of my last career into a dumpster, and I had officially cut the strings. I had a freedom I had literally never felt before.
Today I woke up grateful to realize that although it's only been six months since I officially changed my residency, driver's license, addresses, the answer to "what to you do for a living?" question, way of looking at life - it feels like I've lived a whole other lifetime.
Today also begins the second semester of my Wines Studies program. I'm now one of the two 'advanced' wine students. For the next four months, I'm back to (formally) learning more about something I already love, and learning more about what I still have left to explore - oh yes, and I get to drink my homework and the exams. Hell, I'm drinking a little extra credit for lunch before my first class in about an hour.
Today, I am blessed to, again, realize the plethora of opportunities that are out here in the world, if we just conisder the possibilities beyond our own horizons. To quote my friend's husband: "Some people's horizons end at the manure pile." I now believe I'm the girl that must have stepped in said pile on my way into the sunset. And I've never looked back.
Today I flipped over the calendar my friend brought me back from the states. And I giggled - not just because of the 'words of wisdom' printed above Mr. February's six pack abs. I giggled at the feeling of bliss that overcomes me every day as I get to live this way. Yes, I live on less than 1/3rd of what I was making before, but I truly believe it's bought me a million times more happiness than the six-figures I was within sight of.
NOTE: You really want to know what my February calendar says, don't you? "Men are like microwaves: they only come in handy if you need something hot and fast." OK, that was pretty funny. Giggle worthy. (And thank you R for the morning laugh. I'm enjoying this silliness every morning.)
Today I went to my morning yoga class, moved through the poses, grateful for the strength, breath, focus, and peace that comes only from uniting the spirit with the mind and body energies.
Today marks a milestone of the amazing places (outward and inward) the last six months of this journey has taken me - and is a shining harbinger of adventures to come.
If you've managed to follow this blog this far - I am assuming you are enjoying it - or just really really bored, in which case, you are missing my message, dammit!
If you've just found it - even today - I hope you take time to read it from the beginning - when you get really really bored, and find something in it you can use to find - or enhance - your own life journey.
Today, starts another chapter - and if I don't get off this computer, and finish this glass of wine, today I will be late for my first class of the second semester! (And no, this is not the time to exercise my "quit being early for everything" powers.)
I wish all of you inner peace, love, and much light - today. And Always.
Valerie
Today I woke up grateful to realize that although it's only been six months since I officially changed my residency, driver's license, addresses, the answer to "what to you do for a living?" question, way of looking at life - it feels like I've lived a whole other lifetime.
Today also begins the second semester of my Wines Studies program. I'm now one of the two 'advanced' wine students. For the next four months, I'm back to (formally) learning more about something I already love, and learning more about what I still have left to explore - oh yes, and I get to drink my homework and the exams. Hell, I'm drinking a little extra credit for lunch before my first class in about an hour.
Today, I am blessed to, again, realize the plethora of opportunities that are out here in the world, if we just conisder the possibilities beyond our own horizons. To quote my friend's husband: "Some people's horizons end at the manure pile." I now believe I'm the girl that must have stepped in said pile on my way into the sunset. And I've never looked back.
Today I flipped over the calendar my friend brought me back from the states. And I giggled - not just because of the 'words of wisdom' printed above Mr. February's six pack abs. I giggled at the feeling of bliss that overcomes me every day as I get to live this way. Yes, I live on less than 1/3rd of what I was making before, but I truly believe it's bought me a million times more happiness than the six-figures I was within sight of.
NOTE: You really want to know what my February calendar says, don't you? "Men are like microwaves: they only come in handy if you need something hot and fast." OK, that was pretty funny. Giggle worthy. (And thank you R for the morning laugh. I'm enjoying this silliness every morning.)
Today I went to my morning yoga class, moved through the poses, grateful for the strength, breath, focus, and peace that comes only from uniting the spirit with the mind and body energies.
Today marks a milestone of the amazing places (outward and inward) the last six months of this journey has taken me - and is a shining harbinger of adventures to come.
If you've managed to follow this blog this far - I am assuming you are enjoying it - or just really really bored, in which case, you are missing my message, dammit!
If you've just found it - even today - I hope you take time to read it from the beginning - when you get really really bored, and find something in it you can use to find - or enhance - your own life journey.
Today, starts another chapter - and if I don't get off this computer, and finish this glass of wine, today I will be late for my first class of the second semester! (And no, this is not the time to exercise my "quit being early for everything" powers.)
I wish all of you inner peace, love, and much light - today. And Always.
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