maybe its just to be a time of awareness,
of reflecting on what it is that feeds your soul...
of letting go what doesnt work,
and investing more deeply to what does.

you have the home
the career
the family
the car
the vacations
the routine...

so now what?

i am not in a crisis,
i am simply looking more deeply at what i thought was important ten years ago
and what is really the truth for who i am today.
there are some truths that have stood the test of time
and there are definitely many that i have dropped.

i do not need a red convertable (okay ~ never wanted one)
i do not need an extreme beauty makeover (though some may argue)
i do not need a bigger home or another degreee to hang on my wall.

and not to judge the above ideas, but i know for me,
the most necessary thing is to remain fully
aware of who i really am
when i am stripped down to the core ~ and honor that.

no, not a mid-life crisis.

id like to refer to it as my mid-life commitment to creating a life that
is in sync with the very cells of my heart.

* a grateful thank you to the friends like andrea who seem to understand
my ever shifting self...