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It was my intention to be on the road this morning by 5:00 AM. I had visions of leaving town under the veil of night and witnessing the sunrise as I drove out. Alas, the weather had other plans. At 4:00 AM, my alarm did awake me. I arose only to find that it had snowed all night, and was still snowing. Our first snow all Winter! On the day I am to depart?! Thankfully, I have come to a point in which I am wise, versus reckless. And, patient. So, visions of snow and black ice patches on the mountain interstate sent me back to bed. Drat! As each hour passed, I again left my warm bed to go and look outside. Snow continued. I resigned that I would either be leaving late or postponing my departure until the following day. Finally I arose at 7:45 in earnest. For thirty minutes I paced and kept watch over the skies, weighing my choices, asking my higher self to please step in and guide me. "That's it! I'm doing it! I can always turn back if I need to," I said to my friend Karen and headed for the shower. Thank goodness I made that decision. I had forgotten the rule of the unknown variable... the cardinal rule in Virginia is "Wait ten minutes, and the weather will change." By the time I exited from the loo, the sun was beginning to shine and a rapid thaw was on the way. YES! I will not be deterred, I am going back to my future- heading for California. I quickly moved into high gear, and resumed my day's action plan. Knowing it would take at least thirty minutes to defrost my car, I dashed outside to get this process started. Rear car doors were actually frozen shut! Rrrrrr.
So, this morning's events were another chance to remind me of a lesson that I already know, but apparently needed to be reminded... Life has taught me that no matter what the conditions are when you wake up (be they poor weather or poor spirit), be proactive, be positive. Get up, get dressed, be ready for the day. You never know what's going to happen next.
It is 12:00 PM. Successfully, I have navigated my way through the snow and ice. Once again, I am on dry ground. But oh, my white knight! He is covered in muddy ice and salt. I'm struggling to keep my windshield clean. It is 21 degrees, my windshield wipers and windshield fluid are frozen! To pass the time, I am listening to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is a beautiful story, reminding me of the law of beginner's luck and that the signs, or omens, are all around us if we would but look.
It is now 3:00 PM, I am traveling I-40 West, just outside of Knoxville, TN. The tightness that I have felt in the center of my chest for the past two weeks has not left me (nerves); I wish that it would. It continues to impede my full expansion of breath. It is as though a fist has reached into my sternum, and is clenching me. I feel strangely emotional. Is it sadness for the life I am leaving behind? For what I am letting go of, in order to embrace what I believe lies ahead for me? Or are these tears of joy because I know that greatness awaits me? Is it because my future is so bright? Is it that anything so brilliant and dazzling can be overwhelming and frightening because the mind cannot even begin to conceive of it? But wait. In this very moment, I am passing a truck that says, "Nautilus, Making America Stronger"! As many of you know, the nautilus is my logo I use on my calling card- the very one I also use on this blog! A sign. An omen! And wait, this truck is based out of "Independence, VA". I was born on the Fourth of July. Independence Day. I have successfully regained my independence. I will take this as a sign of synchronicity. I am buoyed. I have faith, all is well. I know that I am on the right path.
It is now 4:30 PM, Central time and I am about thirty minutes outside of Nashville. My immediate inclination is to want to rush and push on through as fast as I can. But thankfully, the other half of myself remembers, "There is no rush. You are right on time. You should enjoy the journey." And so, I shall. Tonight I stay in Nashville!
So, this morning's events were another chance to remind me of a lesson that I already know, but apparently needed to be reminded... Life has taught me that no matter what the conditions are when you wake up (be they poor weather or poor spirit), be proactive, be positive. Get up, get dressed, be ready for the day. You never know what's going to happen next.
It is 12:00 PM. Successfully, I have navigated my way through the snow and ice. Once again, I am on dry ground. But oh, my white knight! He is covered in muddy ice and salt. I'm struggling to keep my windshield clean. It is 21 degrees, my windshield wipers and windshield fluid are frozen! To pass the time, I am listening to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is a beautiful story, reminding me of the law of beginner's luck and that the signs, or omens, are all around us if we would but look.
It is now 3:00 PM, I am traveling I-40 West, just outside of Knoxville, TN. The tightness that I have felt in the center of my chest for the past two weeks has not left me (nerves); I wish that it would. It continues to impede my full expansion of breath. It is as though a fist has reached into my sternum, and is clenching me. I feel strangely emotional. Is it sadness for the life I am leaving behind? For what I am letting go of, in order to embrace what I believe lies ahead for me? Or are these tears of joy because I know that greatness awaits me? Is it because my future is so bright? Is it that anything so brilliant and dazzling can be overwhelming and frightening because the mind cannot even begin to conceive of it? But wait. In this very moment, I am passing a truck that says, "Nautilus, Making America Stronger"! As many of you know, the nautilus is my logo I use on my calling card- the very one I also use on this blog! A sign. An omen! And wait, this truck is based out of "Independence, VA". I was born on the Fourth of July. Independence Day. I have successfully regained my independence. I will take this as a sign of synchronicity. I am buoyed. I have faith, all is well. I know that I am on the right path.
It is now 4:30 PM, Central time and I am about thirty minutes outside of Nashville. My immediate inclination is to want to rush and push on through as fast as I can. But thankfully, the other half of myself remembers, "There is no rush. You are right on time. You should enjoy the journey." And so, I shall. Tonight I stay in Nashville!
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