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Let me begin by saying that “I AM NOT a writer.” This is not my job. I simply decided to log my thoughts for all to see if I ever make this public. At 43, yes, I’m breaking rules by revealing my age, I’ve finally come to realize that being happy is the single most important thing to me. It is as essential as the air I breathe. Not only do I want to be happy, I deserve to be happy. Now defining “my happy” is the next step beyond this realization.

One thing that I’ve come to accept is that things don’t and won’t always work out. Be it work or relationships both personal and professional. The life we plan or think that we want doesn’t always happen the way we’d like it to. I know my life has taken some twists and turns that I never saw coming or even thought that I’d make it through. The one thing that I am certain of is that there is more to come and only I can decide how I’ll deal with these changes.  Will I embrace the change or fight against it? I’ve chosen to embrace it. It tends to work best this way.

As of right now, I’m not sure exactly what’s up the road. I have some goals I’d like to accomplish and some far away places I plan to see. Spending time with my family and friends is currently my number one goal and one of the many things that will make me happy. I have some strong bonds and relationships that have grown stronger over the past few months and I’ve lost some relationships that are still dear to my heart, but that’s one of the those “things don’t always work out” type deals.  What this has taught me is that “Failure is NOT an Identity.”  Find what makes you HAPPY and go for it.

As a child, I dreamed of far away places and visiting cities that I would read about. However, what I didn’t know was outside of seeing new scenary, visiting historical monuments and eating different foods, travel would teach me how to simply “Be.” Travel has taught me to inhale and breathe in the moment.  When people say that travel changes you, you really don’t understand until you do it. Whether it’s a domestic trip or international trip, road trip, train ride, bus ride or plane ride, travel pushes you beyond your limits IF and WHEN you allow it.

Travel is FREEDOM for me. It’s about movement and adventure.  It’s also about Living for me. Living in the momement while walking down the streets of San Juan, Costa Rica or sitting on the balcony of my room in the darkness listening to the Atlantic Ocean waves in South Africa’s Cape Town. Strolling the streets of Charleston, SC on Christmas Day and watching the stars flicker and families laughing. Travel gives me Peace while nurturing my sense of adventure.

The more I travel, the more I grow and discover who I am and embrace the Woman that I am becoming. I don’t know where this journey will lead, but I plan to enjoy the ride along the way.

Loving the skin I’m in.