About 9 months ago, I sold everything I possessed and followed my heart straight to Vancouver.
Just like that, with no rational reason
to back it up. Something in me had been switched on. A new kind of aliveness had been awakened and somehow it took over.
That was the starting point for me to live life without a map.
My journey since then has been tremendously rewarding. It took me to people and
places that have inspired my greatest growth as a human being. I’ve experienced
magic beyond belief and connections that gave me everlasting goose bumps. I
have changed so much because of that, in ways that make me really happy to be “me”.
But growth doesn’t always come the easy way. Being reborn is painful. Very painful
at times. Life has a way of polishing us
and it is often beyond comfortable. It
is not so much talked about but I know we all experience it in our own unique
ways.
Walking an invisible path and daring to trust that everything unfolds in a
perfect way has been very challenging at times. I have often felt utterly lost and
completely alone. I still do sometimes. My heart has been cracked open over and
over again. But yet it is the only way
of living that still makes sense to me. I can’t even remember doing it any
other way. I am fueled by an unexplainable fire within that feeds me glimpses
of what life can look like through completely different lenses. I have undeniably
felt how nourished one's heart can be when there’s so much more love to feel and freely
offer. Thank God Canadians turn out to be wonderful receivers. :-)
The more I listen to people, the more I realize how we’re all in the same boat here.
We've all survived spectacular life experiences. We've all become the heroes of
our own life’s story, one way or another. And we keep moving forward no matter how cloudy, frustrating, terrifying, lonely or desperate it can be sometimes. We keep finding the courage to start all over again, as often as needed.
Tonight, as I am sitting on the porch with a candle and a cup of tea, my heart goes out to everyone who's finding their way through the darkness. May you all feel held, treasured, valued, supported and carried. May you feel that you really matter.
And may you feel deeply loved. All day, every day.
I bow to all of us!
