Home today from our two nights away up in the north country which is just across the border 2.5 hours but still.
This was shocking to realize, but I feel so insanely better after hiking and walking for three days.
I haven’t really taken this much into account with all of my therapy and trying to change and heal. I feel so amazing, much better than if we’d stayed home for those two days, tried to talk or process something, etc.
This is really, really significant.
What does that say about my future, our future, where we live, our community around us? I need to listen.
I am realizing that all of this getting rid of stuff and scaling back is some weird part of that as well.
I know that hiking around the mountains this weekend was like heaven, and I am realizing that being in the city is losing it’s appeal to me, full-time.
I am realizing also how critical this holistic piece is for anyone’s healing. It sure is for mine.
Creating my own plan for healing by looking for patterns and what God in me is saying and doing.
We did fireworks down at the office afterall with a few people. The puppers just stayed in the office and survived a limited fireworks exposure due to our journey north.
This was also in response to a shift of going to some friend's lake cabin all these years, but that season is over as well.
I'm glad I have the courage to embrace the possibility of a new season when one is ending. That's what it is, and I'll call it that because it's felt lonely and grueling. Go forward into the descent and see what miracles you find.