I’ve decided these episodes need not follow any particular
numerical order. Some things are linear in life and some are not. Creativity should have the freedom to bounce
around wherever it might alight.
Happy New Year friends. Sadie and I have jumped into 2021
with gusto. She started the year with several of her best friends, Jake, Nolan
and Kase. I welcomed the year meeting
1000 new friends at a weeklong meditation retreat on a beautiful island with
the additional blessing of having my sister there with me.
Picture walking on the beach for sunrise and sunset
meditations, heart felt conversations, and an energy of love that likely spread
so far as to dance on distant shores. It was powerful, mystical, humbling and
the integration of information is still fueling my soul.
What better compass could one hope for to navigate another
trip around the sun.
2021 is not about planning and striving and yearning for things
to be a certain way. It’s about letting go. Cleaning out the gunk that may
still lurk in the shadows of my past. It is a gentle, yet fierce excavation
that leads to a deeper dive of creating what I do want to experience. To allow,
receive, to be and feel worthy. These are powerful words, each deserving of its
own muse.
It’s a year to celebrate wins. This week marks 365 days of
walking at least 10,000 steps each and every day. One full year with no
excuses. I made it happen and it was pretty easy. A bit of focus, will and
determination was helpful. I figured if I could do it on the day I fell and
broke my arm, there wasn’t much that could stand in my way as long as my feet
work. Sadie was with me for many of those walks. We knew that this was something
we did have control over when the outer world seemed to show something
different.
Dating in this day and time deserves a gold badge of
courage. However, I am happily
discovering how easy it can be to let go of people who need to be on a
different bus. This is a big win. It invites a tender vulnerability to sharpen
my vision and allow my heart to open even wider in that letting go. The relationships
I have in my life are precious, and I want to bring my best self to each and
every one of them. Those relationships that do not serve me dissolve into
nothing and are non-consequential. As a recovering ruminator, that’s
empowering, don’t you think?
I wake up each morning grateful for my beautiful life. For
the aroma of my favorite cup of coffee as I sit at my desk and write. For the opportunity
to envelope my family and friends in the biggest circle of love and appreciation
many times throughout the day. To drink in fresh air and the beauty of a
brilliant blue Colorado sky edged up against the crispness of the mountains.
Sadie and I will be in touch soon. Until then, wishing you
magical moments and much love.
Live a great story, friends.
Sadie and Sue
