Every battle is really a blessing. If there was no bad, how would we know when we’ve got it good? I am thankful for everything that has happened to me, good or bad. It has brought me to the place I am now, and has introduced me to the most amazing and wonderful people! Do not live with regret, it is only a hindrance. Yes, grieve, be sad or angry, but look forward and be hopeful for the next chapter in your life!!!
There are two ways to live your life. One way is to live everyday, take what is given. Breathe it all in. Take it; the good and the bad. A lover’s touch. Heartbreak. Tears, smiles, laughter. Go on an adventure, make new friends. Turn right instead of left. Have that expensive cocktail. Buy that plane ticket. Adopt that pooch.
Live as it is the very first day of the rest of your life. And at the same time live as it is the very last day of your life. Because it very well could be; one or both.
Or you can live cautious. Let fear take over. Worry. Work the job that makes you unhappy. Love a selfish person. Waste energy.
You have a choice everyday. The moment you wake up. Embrace the sunrise. Stretch. Take a breath.
Something amazing is about to happen.
Life.
Here goes. I have long talked about starting a blog. Somewhere else to share thoughts, perhaps with a little more autonomy and freedom. Some place with more opportunity to really delve into feelings, thoughts, emotions.
Some posts will have a purpose, something to share with you, reader. Other times it will be a place for me to air my grievances in a media where I might not find judgment……
So, Day 1.
I have found myself in a similar place as other cold winters in WNC. Alone. A relationship, what I thought was “the” relationship, fell apart; literally before my eyes. And one day, a month ago now, I returned from yoga to find my home once again mine, devoid of another person who shared my space, shared my life. Six months, gone. Without a good-bye. Just gone. I have struggled with sadness, anger, betrayal, confusion. Struggled to share my thoughts with anyone who may understand, even a little bit. Struggled with the fact the person I thought I knew was very much not the person I thought him to be, nor who he portrayed himself to be.
Ah, but I have endured, and will continue to do so. Coming back from a running injury, I find myself in an interesting place now in my life. A turning point. And boy, am I EXCITED. I have lots of new adventures planned. Cross-country trips, races in amazing places with great friends, and a very big move on the horizon. A chance to make new friends, and perhaps to find that elusive thing. Love. It will be a long, challenging journey. So, here we go.
Julie's Trails and Trials 