Gone and Done It

Well, I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't (minus a large item or two stored at mom and pop's place that I couldn't part with, like that dining room table I bought last year), and decided to head out onto the open road.

I am creating a new space for myself ... clearing the air around me ... starting a new chapter of my life, as they say!

Sometimes a person just knows when they need to make a change for themselves ... carve out a new direction.

Some wonder why I had to venture out onto the open road so far away ... and I don't have a good solid answer ... it was something within me ... encouraging me to broaden my horizons and spread my wings and fly away for some time. I have no real plans or ideas ... it was not masterfully planned. What this place has in store for me ... to be honest ... I don't know.

Crazy? Maybe ... but I want to dance to the song within my heart while I still can!

It was bittersweet crossing the bridge ... leaving family and friends and special people behind ... the weeks before my journey on the open road were filled with a lot of love, help, and support from amazing people with kind hearts, warm spirits, and generous personas ... it really touched my heart and I really feel blessed. Thank you to all of you! On one hand it made it harder for me to leave but, on the other hand, it made the memory of my transition more memorable and cherished ... always a warm, comforting, loving memory for me to think upon.

I miss everyone back home but, I know this is where I am meant to be right now.

"I have known many different kinds of people in my life...
I've met men who are sensitive and caring
and men who are cruel and calculating.
I've known women who are sincere and honest
and women who are jealous and hateful.
I've seen smiles filled with lies
and tears wet with truths.
I've shared time with those who have needed me,
and I've been by myself when I was in need.
I've been associated with dreamers but not doers
and with people who make promises but never keep them.
I've found myself learning how to understand all these
personalities and to avoid those that cause my life sadness.

My soul yearns for those who still believe in life's truths
of honesty
of sincerity
of compassion
and of true friendship.

But most of all,
I long to know those few people who
really know what love is
and how to be a loving person.
I long for a place where people can
get together and talk to one another
about things that matter,
like being friends and caring
about the dreams that we all believe in.
I long for a time when
friendship and love are important
and the best part of our lives."

[Deanna Beisser, Is It Time to Make a Change? (2000) Blue Mountain Press: Boulder, Colorado]

I am lucky ... I have met a lot of people who know how to be a loving person ... thank you.

I look forward to meeting more who know ... and that special one who knows, too. ;)

Hugs and Love,
Liz

:)