My Life’s Journey

I am finding out that my journey has just begun. When I thought life would take a slower pace, the rules have been changed and I find myself having to adjust to many things I had not counted on.

At this time in life I have found myself trying to come to terms with my fibromyalgia. And all I can say is "Good Luck" to me!

Family has always been a very important part of my life. I do not know a life without one that doesn’t include family ties. It has been a blessing to share happy and sad times with them.

Sensitive, complex, puzzling, baffling, intricate, touchy, and delicate these are a few words not to be lightly spoken. My husband and I have an extended family, this is our second marriage, and we found this was an area of our life with no latchkey. How to bring children together from two separate marriages? We never truly solved this one, it was a territory with no rules and we never did seem to find the magic key.

Somehow along the way we found ourselves intimidated by the situation and we stopped banging our heads against a wall. Looking back it was a pathway I would have preferred to travel in a different way. My advice would be fight to the end and let your children be aware of how much you love and care about them, instead of being concerned over doing them harm by making them take a stand over another parent.

Most children are resilient and they can adapt to changes more than we credit them! And they should be allowed to show their love to anyone they cherish!

I have worked the same job for the past 23 years, and it has become a challenge to me I that no longer wish to overcome. But alas, I have the need for that "green stuff" called money!

I dream of finding a job I truly would enjoy and one I could feel I actually accomplished something that people would benefit from. I can say that is one of my goals.

Reflecting over my journey at midlife, the vision is not quite how I thought it would be, but the difference is wonderful achievements, beautiful experiences and many things I never dared dream about!

this page is dedicated to our children and always " The Hope" that the best is yet to come…

"Love is above all, the gift to oneself."

Jean Anouilh

"…sometimes the best outcome

is being able to see that there

are things in life which are

neither understandable or

acceptable and in understanding,

and accepting that, real peace

can come."

From Life is Goodbye, Life is Hello:

Grieving Well Through All Kinds of Loss,

By Alla Renne Bozarth, PhD

" I am bigger than anything

that can happen to me.

All these things, sorrow,

misfortune, and suffering,

are outside my door.

I am in the house

And I have the key."

By Charles Fletcher Lummis

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