I'm posting a longer post than usual as it is a collection of thoughts in one post. I'll try to focus and share more frequently. :)Well, another few months since my last post. There are many things happening in my personal life that I can't make sense of. My life is full of uncertainty. Anyone ever feel this way? Sometimes all we have to hold onto is a little hope and faith that things will work out in the best way possible. Regardless, I believe everything happens for a reason. I also believe that sometimes things have to end or fall apart forcing us to begin building from scratch. This is where I am in my life. I said earlier, many changes coming. Some exciting and some closure on a few chapters of my life. It's all bittersweet. The only things that I am sure of is, we will all die and we all have the same amount of time to impact our loved ones and to live life, so make it count. We also only have one body to take care of and maintain. I know....so get to it on the maintaining, already. I don't know about you, but 5 pounds makes a huge difference in how I move and feel about myself, so 15 is life altering! I need more gym and me time. No more excuses, right? Easier said than done.
A dear friend of mine recently shared, "People come into your life for a reason that we may not truly understand at first. Sometimes it is lessons we need to learn, sometimes it is friendships we need to grow. Of course just as everything happens for a reason, we also make choices on how we are going to handle what happens..." I agree with this wholeheartedly. Sometimes the choices we make take us for a ride off course in life and sometimes the result is great and sometimes, not the result we are aiming for. Sometimes all we have is hope. This is so true for so many people. Having faith in what you believe can make a huge difference. A little hope can sustain just about anyone, no matter what their situation is.
Being in the wedding and event business, I see a lot of people get married aiming at Happily Ever After. It's not so easy for everyone to get there, despite all the good intentions. I have recently learned that the heart cannot be contained. I know people think that you can help who you love and when you fall in love. Sometimes, it just happens, and for whatever reason, the timing and situation is not ideal, but I believe that the heart wants what the heart wants. You can't force yourself to feel what you don't or not feel what you do. You can take the right action that will not create waves or change life dynamics so much that it throws your life and your loved ones lives into chaos. but this is just existing. Life is meant to be lived. In my opinion life is full of choices that lead to consequences. I do my best to choose wisely and to "Think before I do". I wasn't always like this. I think I tended to jump into things without really thinking and figuring things out as I go. I've been blessed with family and friends who have been there to catch me. I know I've never really fallen, until now. When it is only you, you can afford to do that, but as your family grows and your actions affect others, you are kinda forced to "grow up." The kind of falling I'm talking about is inside. I still do what needs to be done, and handle everything that needs to be handled, but I think I've been existing for quite a while. I think a lot of people do this, sometimes without thinking. Well, thanks for following me.. Drop me a line and give me your insight on existing vs living. Till next time.... HUGE HUGS 💜
Cindy Ann
