Vision...

This last Saturday was the last day at a job I had been at for two years. It was difficult to say goodbye to my team and to a company that was there for me during some of my most difficult days. I loved what I was doing but I needed more balance in my life and where I am working now will allow me that.

It is also a place that will encourage me to go after my goals...to create a vision and do what is necessary to achieve that vision.

Today was my first day and it was nothing short of amazing. I have already been challenged in ways I wasn't expecting.

I am blessed to have this opportunity and I can't wait to see how I evolve. This is an exciting journey, and I can't wait to share it with you all.

Fear of the Future...

There are a lot of things that come up in my relationship with Bear, that have me thinking I want to work on that.

One of them being the occasional feeling that all of this will end one day. For obvious reasons, my mind sometimes spirals and lands on the notion that Bear is going to leave me in the future.

It's true I don't what the future holds for either one of us, but to live with the idea that it will most definitely end only creates more chaos in the present day.

I've been given no reason to believe he will leave, only that the past has shown me life is unpredictable that way.

It's something I'm working on...not living in fear of what will happen in the future, but enjoying what I know to be true now. We are in love, having fun, and living life to its fullest.

My Failure...

I was recently asked in an interview to talk about something I have failed out and what I was able to learn from it. The company I was interviewing for embraces failure as they believe much growth can come out of it.

It was an easy answer.

My marriage.

It was probably the first thing I had really truly failed at. Of course there were the occasional tests I didn't do so well on in grade school...but none of those tests taught me anything other than I needed to study more.

No, my marriage was the first thing I really had failed at. And it taught me so much about myself, about what I want in a partner, what I'm not willing to give up...it taught me to live in happiness and to understand and know what balance can do for my life.

They are right, my failure has led to my growth and subsequently many successes.

Equation...

The last two days were amazing. I finally got caught up on life; spent time with not only my family and Bear, but a few of my friends and more importantly took time for me.

With the road trip, my birthday, the wedding and work I haven't had the time to really sit and be still...to meditate and quiet the mind. But it's extremely important, and so with two days off I finally found the time.

It was a beautiful reminder for me to make sure when I think about balancing my lifestyle, that I include myself into that equation. And that I never lose sight of that.

Love and Happiness...

So as you may have gathered from the page heading, I am no longer 28...that's right 28 has come and gone, and now I am 29.

Yikes! Not that 29 is old but that I am spending the last year of my 20s this year.

As I celebrated my birthday, I felt sad to be saying goodbye to 28. It was one of the best years of my life. Skydiving, half marathon, divorce finalized, meeting Bear...it just was amazing.

But 29 is starting off in a great direction as well.

This last weekend, I went up to Solvang with my family and Bear to celebrate my cousin marrying his girlfriend of 13 years. At 15 and 16 they began their journey together, and yesterday I celebrated with them as they said their wedding vows.

It was beautiful. The music, the food, the views, the people...it was all wonderful.

I think what I enjoy the most about weddings, is the outpour of love and happiness. That is what makes me smile.

It's easy to get caught up in every day drama, but when you can take a weekend to enjoy what truly matters, you realize what life is truly about. Love and happiness.