clarity

sometimes we must shed the skin of our past fears and emerge naked into the world. Cold, unfamiliar, and intimidating, at times its only the idea of freedom, without guarantee, thats truly puts all things into perspective.

allowing ourselves to trust in those worthy of trust is harder than it may appear.

three years ago i planted an oriental poppy in the grounds of my apartment building, and for three years I have waited for it to bloom. This year, low and behold, I was blessed with copious amounts of pink poppies with black throats that blew me away....

A new life....

....whole foods is history. I am free....

Happiness is a journey....

...and one I have traveled far too long. Searching for things that i was beginning to think didn't exist.

Right now I am taking a total leap of faith and breaking out of my unhealthy comfort zone and testing my limits.

I have realized that the things that have become familiar and comfortable are no longer (and never were) worth holding onto. I have found the place I long to be, and it only took 35 years. Not bad.

I am happy with the Heather I see in the miorror every day, and feel that is the true meaning of happiness.