Life is busy. I have every intention of getting regular post up on my new site. Instead I am writing articles for 406 Magazine (a Montana magazine for women) and articles for the return of our Thrive! newsletter!! These are exciting things but also take me away from posting blogs.
It doesn’t help my writing that we also have been experiencing awesome weather here in Montana. That means I want to be out of my bike or paddle boarding or simply sitting on the deck. This also makes posting blogs more challenging.
Yet I am intent to get a post done today. Now that the sun is not directly on the porch I can be outside AND blogging!! There is hope!
Those who have been followers, I want to ensure you that even though I have been sharing the challenges of my transitional period, I am doing very well. Indeed I love my life in most moments. I like challenges and can re-frame and find purpose in most things. I am sharing this because I have had a few folks who were regular blog readers ask me if I was doing okay. Honestly it never occurred to be that folks might worry.
Let me share a few updates:
Bailey – I have crossed paths with my favorite boxer a few times now. He seems very happy and SETTLED (not a word I would have used to describe him when he lived with us). I have also enjoyed hearing many tales of his summer hiking, SWIMMING (another thing he never entertained with us) and just riding through town in the front seat of Rick’s jeep. I have to say Rick and Bailey make a great team!
Work Transition – Of course we are still on a journey to re-creating ourselves. However, I believe we are well on our way to some very exciting and inspiring times. As I mentioned we are both writing for 406 Magazine both a personal piece and a business focused piece. That is fun! We are also re-launching our Thrive! newsletter so that will be coming soon. We have found in this transition our sweet spot in the area of relational dynamics and healthy conflict. It is a creative time where we are finding our own voice and bringing back pieces of our work that really fit who we are. Sure we have our moments of tension, conflict and frustration. However, I have always believed that is a good sign of forward growth and new possibility.
Friends and Community – I won’t say there aren’t still some moments of heart ache when I realize there are some close friends who are no longer in my life. So there is still some sadness that gets stirred up. However, with folks having moved on, I have also discovered new friends in some wild places. We have found new connecting points in our community here, on Gabriola and at the various spots we travel virtually and literally. I feel quite grateful and fortunate.
I think I have shared enough updates so those who may have been wondering can feel confident that transition, though at times uncomfortable, can also be a source of aliveness and possibility.
This isn’t the most exciting post but hopefully does provide an update and a renewed commitment to blogging! Time for that bike ride!!