"Life marches on," Grandmother used to always say.

These days go by so fast, who are these two right here?

Andy and I flew in to surprise our mom for her birthday. Her friends arranged a brunch and then Andy, Cousin Steph and I flew in to join. She cried and was completely surprised.

We are all so busy, quality time hasn't happened in over 10 years. But we had a day and night with no TV's, devices, kids- a rare occasion. It made me think, we all say we have no time but all you need is a day to re-connect. I think I will have to take more on day trips in the future to visit my people.

I rummaged through all my old photo albums at my mom's house and saw pictures of a transient life all over the globe. What a life.

“Ma, I realize, I have had a damn good life and it still is extraordinary,” I said.

Looking back on all those photos, I wish I had known that when I was on the road. I wish I had known it was great, I wish I had known I would be ok. I was young and trying to find my way and questioning myself constantly.

I sat next to my brother and just felt so grounded like we made it through and we will make it through and how lucky are we to have a family like this. 

Life has been marching on. A friend my age passes away, a family member lays in the hospital for weeks undiagnosed, new babies are born, friends move away, relationships become stronger, relationships fade away. 

I saw an astrologer recently. I am not that woo-woo (ok..i am) but I was in a rut and I needed answers. And, shit, I don’t care if it’s something or not, just tell me good things are coming, give me hope. And that’s what she did. The thing is, this prediction, changed who I was being in life. I am now living into this prediction that good things are going to happen. So, I go out in the world and smile and be open and say yes and everything has changed. I don’t care what it is, make me keep my eyes on what’s possible not on being stifled or held back.  

It's all good. Life marches on.