January 17th….where have the days gone?  I started out with great enthusiasm and it’s still in me.  I’m just not clear yet how to put all the pieces together!

Last Friday was an interesting “benchmark” day for me.  I celebrated my birthday in a way that was both empowering and affirming…one of the moments when I was able to look back over the last year and acknowledge all that I had cleared, survived and created.  It was one of the moments when I felt proud that I was still “standing” and could actually feel myself on the other side of the transition, looking back at the steps I had taken. 

It felt as if I was standing on the other side of the Grand Canyon, having started on one side, traveled, tumbled, and literally crashed at the bottom.  Then to feel myself slowly coming up the other side, brushing myself off and gaining strength as I moved.  And now, to stand here, on the other side of the canyon, and look back with deep respect for the process of life’s transitions.  I have come through this year with an even greater appreciation for not only life’s transitions, but the need to honor, respect and acknowledge where I am along the way.

Stand tall, stand proud.  Feel in your body where you are in your journey.  The path may not always be clear, but I do trust in my heart that there will be light to light my way as I continue…what an amazing process.