Embracing...

As usual, here's a question for you. When faced with a new challege or experience, are you filled with excitemeent and anticipation or dread and fear? Embracing new experiences is oh so healthy and beneficial for your mind, body and soul. Is it easy? Depends on who you are speaking with but everyone has the abilty to view the changes that come to their life with acceptance and growth. It's all in how you perceive it. Classic case in point; I recently moved over a 1000 miles, driving the whole way in a volkswagon with three large dogs in tow. Was it easy? Yes and No, yes because I was moving to be with the love of my life and no, it was not easy. I could have been filled with anxiety about leaving Texas, which is where I have lived all my life, I wasn't. I could have worried about leaving my two grown sons, I didn't. And I might have been flooded with nervousness about traveling such a distance, didn't happen. Being who I am, it might have been an impossible journey as this is a major life change for me but I chose to embrace every moment of it. It is how I have chosen to live my life. I spent the time on the road seeing a different side to my lover, talking over a million different topics and loving every minute of it. I drank in the changes of scenery with relish. And we laughed...a lot. And I am still embracing the changes that have come recently. I love Wisconsin, my new life and of course my love, who encourages and inspires me every day. But it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't had the courage to reach for the new experiences that were coming my way. Every single one of us have that opportunity to view life's challenges and experiences with the joy and wonder of a child. It's a concious choice and one that will give you untold joy. Being fearful of what life throws at you serves no purpose because as the saying goes, 'nothing changes but the changes' and life is nothing if not change. Even the most challenging experiences have the grace to help you grow as an individual, develop coping skills and teach you what you really want in your life, if you have the courage to be open and fearless. Next time a new experience comes your way, embrace it and try to view it as the gift it is. Because it is indeed a gift. It's all in how you look at it... Until next time, My Dear Friends, Ladiofzen