Ready, Set, Go!

Here goes nothing! Or maybe everything. My space, my thing, and maybe no one will ever know about it. One more level of creativity, of learning, of soaring. Remember that? Stretch out and reach.
That is one thing I want to include in this journal...bit and pieces of my walk over the last few years. I remembered this morning that 7 years ago I was celebrating my 25th anniversary with the X. At the time, I thought that was IT! And yet, I was in so much pain....
In the last 7 years, I have grown to see myself more honestly than ever, and understand unconditional love, peace, and serenity in deep ways. These avenues of growth likely would not have happened if the old way of living had continued. I am truly grateful for the opportunity, as grimly painful and traumatic as the X choosing to leave was. And as I face new challenges, I am reminded they are only new opportunities for deeper lessons about me and love and trusting my higher power.
I am now married to a wonderful man that I consider my best friend. I am committed to him, and understand and trust his love and committment to me. Seems silly to have to spell it out, but you see, that was not part of my belief system before.
Enough of that....in addition to lessons of my recovery, I want to include knitting, hiking, family, sewing and quilting, travel, gardening, photography, and maybe some homemaking and cooking, too. That ought to be a broad enough scope for this little New Year's challenge!