It has been said, and the older I get I believe, that in life people cross our paths for different reasons. There have been times that I lamented the decisions I made and the trajectory my life took as a result of what seemed an innocent enough choice…go here or go there…those last minute choices and who precisely crossed my path at that junction in time. It was during those moments of regret for past moves that one of my favorite lines became forever imbedded. From the book, Under The Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes, “Any arbitrary turning along the way and I would be elsewhere, I would be different “.
Looking at my amazing grandchildren and my children..I realize that some of my most disastrous decisions led to the most beautiful outcomes. The beautiful friends I have had along this journey of life was also due to those choices.
As I sat with a dear friend I met only 18 months ago. We talked of how tedious life feels at times. Our chance meeting and how our lives have changed in these months.
Some enter our lives to teach us valuable lessons about life and ourselves. Some are here for a season to teach, to love, to receive love and nurturing then to move on. Then there are the ones who are here for the long road….the entire journey of our lives. The ones we cling to when our worlds feel as though they are crumbling all around us and who in turn clings to us when they are in the depths of pain or need to share the euphoria of a blissful moment. Yes, those friends that even if miles separate you physically they are always there to listen, to share and love. The calm in the storms, the riotous laughter in the joys and always always believing in one another.
Mistakes along the way..,definitely….but oh to just stop and count what blessings have arisen from so many of them. To know that even the slightest change in those sudden decisions and our lives would have turned out so differently. We would be elsewhere …we would be different.❤️❤️
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 