“I have come
to a point in my life where there is nothing more important to me than my own
growth. I have three boys whom I love
dearly. They are my greatest joy. Yet my own growth is still more important to
me. How can I say that? Because if I
don’t grow; they suffer. If I don’t grow; the people I work with suffer. In a sense, if I don’t grow, the world
suffers, because we are all interconnected and impact one another in powerful
ways. We have two choices: We grow or we
die. It’s that simple.
Growth is
forward movement; anything else is stagnation, or worse, regression. I would
even go so far as to say that growth is the answer to the age old question of
the meaning of life. It's the whole point of our journey: to grow and evolve so
we can remove all the parts of ourselves that keep us from living in the light,
living from our essence, living as our authentic selves. When you remove the
blocks, you create flow in your life and go into new thresholds of personal
potential. That is the goal and growth is the only way to get there."
Baron
Baptiste, Journey into Power
Wow! I can't
believe I'm already on week 3 of being back to work. The transition was a lot
smoother than I thought it would be. I just love my supportive co-workers. They
really helped make coming back to work easier.
Kyle and I
are slowly returning to our routines.... Our new Normal. As part of working off the "baby
weight," I have been attending yoga class at least once a week. The quote
above was recited at the last class I went to with Kyle from my favorite
teacher. It seemed very appropriate for our current situation and was honestly
quite inspiring. We have grown from our experience and we have become different
and, dare I say, better people, friends, sons, daughters, etc because of it.
One of my
BEST friends from Arkansas, Lindsay, came to visit last weekend. When she got
here it felt like I had never moved so far away - that we were just able to
pick up where we left off last time I saw her. That is a true friend.
I didn't realize
how much I needed her here until she was with me. We talked and laughed and
cried and ate and shopped....
I really
don't know how I could have made it through without friends like Lindsay. She
is truly a special person - and a great shopping partner! I just love her so
much....so does Bernie :)
We are very
blessed.
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Anywho....just a little update. We are keeping
ourselves quite busy these days - Kyle and I took a sausage making class, I am
signing up for sewing classes with friends, experimenting with different foods,
etc.
Spring is hopefully around the corner (I think it's technically supposed to be here by now) and we are finding our own growth from our own experiences thanks to our sweet Finnegan - I hope y'all are, too!
See you soon!
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| “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ― William Shakespeare |
