Wow, 2014 is here and so much has changed in my life over the past few years. I am not the same and life is not the same, at least not in how I perceive it. I feel more, I love more, I seek growth, I accept criticism, I no longer avoid conflict, I speak my truth, I listen, I look inward, I step out of comfort, I have balance, I am open, I express emotion, I have empathy, I am loving, I am loved, I allow others to love me, I allow others space, I lovingly challenge myself and others, I can say no without guilt, I can say yes without resentment, I know all things are possible, I live in the now, I am present in each moment, fear is leaving me, I love God, I love people, I love creation, I feel God in all things and in all places, I know wherever I am, God is, I AM….Beautiful….Forever….Always!
I’ve started the New Year married to my best friend and I am so happy and feel so blessed to have such an incredible woman to travel with on this journey of life. We balance each other well as we accept the challenges of the lessons to be learned from this life school. I know we have much yet to heal, learn and experience. Our journey has been quite incredible so far, but I know there is so much more. Our favorite question to ask, “How does it get even better than this?” in any situation, has produced some pretty amazing answers. We just keep asking the question!
I am so very grateful for all that has transpired in my life as all has contributed to the life I feel inside. I am grateful for all the relationships I have and have had. They all are and were just what I needed, when I needed them. Thank you to all of you for loving me well in the ways you did. I did not always see the love expressed, as my judgment of what love should look like certainly clouded that awareness. I now see that love isn’t always expressed in ways that are easily recognized or accepted as love. I can now see the love in pain and in beauty. That doesn’t make it all roses, but it certainly keeps me from living in resentment, judgment and fear. I am free, I am alive and I am the best me I can be, right here, right now! I have the power, in each moment, to choose life in any situation. Life is what I choose. It is mine to have and to experience at its fullest, for a time such as this.
Peace,
Doug