May 18, 2024
As I embark on a new journey and hopefully some positive changes, I am feeling both excited and scared. I will be traveling to the Blue Ridge Mountains (my favorite) in North Carolina to a Wellness retreat center for 4 weeks. At the center there will be my own personal living duplex with a kitchen and even a washer and dryer. The staff has a holistic doctor along with personal trainers, physical therapist, dietitians, massage therapist, life and adventure coaches. etc....So excited and grateful to have this opportunity. It's something I've wanted to do for years. Yet on the other hand, my mind goes to fear (forgetting everything's all right)...I'm afraid it won't work out, afraid I won't get it. afraid I won't like the place, or the people, or the things. The other thought that runs through my alcoholic brain is; Am I just escaping the reality of here? In more than one ways I don't think so but it's still in the back of my mind. (Just putting it out there). As I move forward, I must remember to rely on God, stay in the moments, and to not have expectations. To ENJOY and EMBRACE........
LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING. TO KEEP OUR FACES TOWARD CHANGE AND BEHAVE LIKE FREE SPIRITS IN THE PRESENCE OF FATE IS STRENGHT UNDEFEATABLE.
May 23,2024
As I have completed several tests my regular doctor wanted me to do, like a colonoscopy and current blood work, I think I am ready to go. But there still is the packing and such. Everything should be in order so the assembly is next. I'm bringing my watercolor supplies in hope that I can work on my alphabet book, my camera to take wonderful pictures of the countryside and wildlife, and clothes, which includes the swimsuits. Books and Journals are important plus the electronics. I'm really very excited. The drive is 9+ hours, so I'm dividing it up with Friday staying outside Lexington, then Saturday in Asheville at the Radical Hotel. Sunday between 2 -4 is check-in time.
I wanted to touch on a feeling I had yesterday while driving in my car. As I was leaving home and traveling on 100 there was a strong sense of freedom. It's a wonderful feeling. My thought wave went in an other direction; why don't I have that feeling driving home? Is it because home is so familiar and getting out there is so unknown (which tends to excite me). I love to travel and the unexpected trills me. Sometimes I may not like the unexpected, but the wonderful times outweigh it, Just a thought to ponder, now I'm off to get a pedicure........
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