I was just talking to my dear friend, Amy. After our conversation, I am so grateful for the women in my life. I am so VERY fortunate to know Amy and many more amazing women like her. Women who are strong and resilient and who are living gorgeous lives . . . women who, just by being who they are and sharing themselves, inspire me to live MY beautiful life and to share myself.
I am proud to be a part of a strong chain of humans. For example, earlier today, I spoke to a co-worker, a beautiful woman, she is a mother and a wife, she is brilliant and creative and efficient. I told her that I saw her. That I appreciate that she is showing up and being a beautiful, loving open example for her children. She is doing the difficult work of being vulnerable. She is doing her absolute best.
This is really weird, and amazing! I was thinking of a photo of Amy that I could post . . . I was thinking of a photo I’d taken on my phone when we were hiking back in January or February. When I thought of my phone, I thought of the last photo that I took which THOUGHT was this:
I’d texted this to a new friend, ANOTHER Amy(!) who lives HER beautiful life on a farm with an astonishing amount of goats.
The ACTUAL last photo I’d taken was this
I took this while I was talking to my Spanish tutor, also a dear friend, AnaLu, while I was getting my oil changed.
Interestingly, at nearly the same moment that I’d taken this photo. Another woman, I don’t know her well but I know her well enough to know that she is a beautiful person living a beautiful life, was discovering that she’d been over-charging me, one quart of oil, for over a year. She refunded me the money and apologized for the mistake. Women, particularly the amazing women that I am fortunate enough to know have been invaluable to me as I fumble my way through life.
We don’t have to do anything alone. . . . why not learn from the wise women who’ve traveled a similar path. I have gained so much of my life by venturing to be vulnerable. I’ve been the recipient of so many vulnerable truths, thanks to my dear friends.
*carpe diem*
Collecting Pieces of Me 