"Go Ahead and Sell Me Out And I'll Lay Your Ship Bare"

 

"Don't underestimate the things that I will do. . ."   - Adele

Here's the deal.  You see, I guess no one is ever really done baking until the day they die.  Unless you choose to sit around in your own unhappiness and distaste for the world and its many misdeeds against you and yours, then you should be able to shake off all the bull honkey that is thrown your way, continue to learn and grow and have a highly productive life.

I am also a believer in this philosophy - you aren't done baking until you decide to give up.  Licking one's wounds for a bit, taking time to recoup, readjust and really get settled into an entirely new environment takes time.  Unfortunately, when you decide to make a huge change in your life, it doesn't just affect you, it sends a ripple effect out to all the people you have touched in your journey along the way.

Most tend toward feelings of abandonment and loss when someone goes away.  Like a death, your abandonment leaves a giant hole in these people's lives.  It should matter to you and it does matter to you, their sense of loss and abandonment, but when you choose to leave a situation you often have to put up blinders to others' pain because if you paid attention, you would loose your nerve to leap.

Love means letting someone have enough room to grow while still maintaining a strong bond and connection.  Whether that person lives down the street or across the universe, it is important to remind them that you love them, you are there for them and even though it seems like they are in the deep, dark thickest mucks of muck in his or her life, there is still that bond. 

Besides, letting someone repot themselves in a bigger pot sometimes produces even sweeter fruit.  And, in by maintaining that strong bond of your roots, those individuals get to enjoy in the bounty of your new-found fruitfulness.  

Everyone has the power to change their situation, it just takes energy and the perseverance to see the journey to the end.  When I die, I don't want to say that I should have done something when I possess brass ones to actually make a leap that big in the first place.

The Universe put many challenges in my life early on for a reason.  I'm going to do big things still, are you?

Have a fabulous Easter weekend....a time for renewal, I think.

xoxo

p.s. Peeps are really good if you put 'em in the freezer for a bit!