Life in itself is a journey. Where I am in my life... there are a lot of journeys all wrapped in to my being. Sounds crazy but so true. I think at 41, I am figuring out finally who I am, what I need, whom I want to spend time with...some things are steady in my world...my own fantastic children, my wonderful husband, my lifelong friends, my extended family.
I have ventured out on some journeys more recently that have had a combination of goals....the goal to be healthy, the goal to be active, the goal to exist without one of my children living under the same roof, the goal to prepare for the other child to fly the coop next year. The goal to become more educated in the field that has brought me so much reward. There are probably a million more....In this process I have met some amazing people that I am sure are now what will be life long friends. I feel like a very wealthy person, not in the way that I have expensive cars-I don't! or that I have fancy clothes-definitely don't! or that my house is perfect-it isn't! I am rich because of the people in my life....in every aspect. Each person touches my world in a way they truly may not know and I am so fortunate.
I often refer to the book "The Three Questions" By Leo Tolstoy. I use it when reaching adults even though it is a child's picture book. It talks about the three questions in which a boy sets out to try and answer...they are:
"What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to work with? What is the most important thing to do at all times?"
"Remember that there is only one important time and is Now. The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person with whom you are, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future. The most important pursuit is making that person, the one standing at you side, happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life."
My journey continues....
Ellen
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