Month: August 2018

Happy…

heartaversary!

DSC_9250It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

Edmund Hillary

Tomorrow marks two years and a day that we will celebrate. The details are private but the message is a common one.

Much is written on overcoming adversity and my views tend to line up with those who embrace a challenge rather than those who take it as an excuse to give up and throw in the towel.

It’s easy to get in our own way when life interjects those defining moments. Those things that you didn’t plan on, those challenges that you didn’t know were just around the corner.

Two years ago when life handed him a life or death challenge, he met it, one light pole at a time, and watching him age backwards from that day is a joy to see.

Happy heartaversary my sweet man, your strength continues to inspire me.

 

 

Resilience…

in the aftermath.

DSC_0011-2In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle

We were in Waterton National Park last fall and left the day before the park was closed due to a rapidly approaching forest fire that ultimately burned over 47,500 acres.

This summer upon my return I was pleased to see the resilience of nature. Bright bits of green and wildflowers brightened the scarred landscape and all around you could see signs of recovery.

Life is about challenge and waiting for a completely clear path is immobilizing. For every obstacle that is removed another will inevitably take its place.

For me this image is a visual reminder that not everything is permanent and that the quality we need to strive for is resilience.

Adaptation in the face of adversity.

 

 

 

I believe…

in magic.

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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Theodore Roosevelt

I believe that we never feel as old as we actually are and that it is never too late to start over again.

I believe that a soul mate exists and that they are someone who accepts every quirky thing that makes you who you are and loves you in spite of those things.

I believe that the sky is one big canvas that on some days remains blank, lacking in inspiration, and on other days blows your mind with beauty and creativity.

I believe that it’s the challenges that make us grow.

I believe in celebrating each day.

What do you believe in?