Unfinished: A Personal Journey of Healing, Self-Discovery and Resilience

For almost a year now, my husband and I have been planning an excursion to the west coast to check out areas of possibly re-locating to. I can’t believe that we are leaving tomorrow. Where has the time gone?!

We are really excited to go, in spite of the 1700-mile drive, in company of course, our dog. She is an awesome traveller, laid back and just goes with the flow. I could learn from her! Presently, I am going into my crazy mode, thinking of everything that I have to accomplish in an increasingly shorter time period. Since we will be gone for 5 weeks, there are multiple items that need to be taken care of: the yard, the house, the mail, the bills, the packing, etc. etc.

This is when I need to take a deep breath in and a slow breath out and just breathe. I only have this moment, which is the only moment that deserves my attention. When I look ahead with all my to-dos, it only causes me stress and I put pressure on myself to try and do it all NOW! What matters is that whatever I am doing in this moment (writing this blog!) is to give it my undivided attention and when complete, move on to the next.

Well-known author, Eckhart Tolle, stated: “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.” For me, the trick is to truly embrace that, right now.

For the next few weeks, I will be out of my normal routine and unable to keep up with the whole social media “stuff.” Since I’m not keen on all of that to begin with, I am truly looking forward to the break. Know what I mean? Instead, I intend to explore new hiking trails, new opportunities, new connections and indubitably, new wineries!

Most importantly, I want to live in the moment, relishing each new experience from a place of total awareness and presence. Are you with me? I’ll tell you all about our adventure when I get back.