As I was driving to Charlotte to catch my flight home for thanksgiving, I was doing some thinking. Lowen & Navarro were playing in the background (a new band introduced to me that I am loving!) and the sky was absolutely amazing. I couldn’t help but smile and actually be a little giddy with the thought of how blessed I am.
I had no clue that I would be where I am today. I would have thought you were crazy if you told me I would be living in Winston-Salem working as a counselor! This is where I have landed and I am thankful for the way life happens even when we do not expect it.
One of my favorite quotes is by Rainer Maria Rilke
"I beg you...to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for answers, which could not be given you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday, far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer..."
This last year has been filled with more questions than I could ever imagine, but as I pause and reflect, I realize my life is the answer to so many of the questions. I was lost in making decisions of where to live and in the midst of the fog; the clarity of staying in Winston-Salem was undeniable. I struggled with job hunting. Out of nowhere came a dream job that I did not even know was a dream. The ending of a relationship was scary with the loss of support to which I had become accustomed. Without even looking, amazing girlfriends popped up to love me and walk with me. My supportive family loved me through every decision!
I do not think I have ever been this thankful. Life is so good and I am blessed beyond words.
