FIFTY-(that's a scary number)
so i thought of all the things i want to accomplish and that got me to thinking how i got to where and who i am
right now
today
so i have come up with a blessing list- i have been blessed with so much in my life that when i focus on the hamster wheel of everyday living i forget...so here's my list
- a strong supportive yet at times annoying family and parents who gave me roots and wings
- lifelong friends - you know the ones you can call at 4 am and they will talk to you
- carolyne, kelsey, elizabeth and joshua
- cookies- the person who made the first cookie should be honored with their own national holiday
- the two men who have loved me enough to marry me and put up with me- both are uniquely special
- the one who got away
dropped out of college,ran my own business,got married,had 4 kids,got divorced,published a book,got married again....
ok...but-
but....i have walked down Drury Lane looking for the Muffin Man
stood in Westminster Abbey~the sacred space of kings, queens, statesmen, poets, priests, hero's and villains
left a tuppence on the steps of St Paul's for the birds
walked up Edinburgh Rock and looked out over the Pentland Hills
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| on the terrace at teresina's house |
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| walking down the street in Belsito, Italy |
i ate tarallis as I walked the streets of Belsito, Italy- the birthplace of my family - and shared an afternoon meal with my cousin Teresina Porco and her family
i have stood among hundreds of butterflies and felt them landing like a wish upon my person....been moved to tears by the beauty of carolyne's voice as she sang...laughed in a sudden summer rain shower and celebrated it...used up all the pink sidewalk chalk with my granddaughter...experienced sunsets, moon rises, ocean views, and lazy lake days.... it's all good.
2 comments:
That was beautiful! Thank you for sharing...I loved it!
Fifty is just a number. Without wishing to sound too cheesy don't count your years, make the years count. What a wonderful celebration of memories and experiences - that's what it is all about!!
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