A New Season

Summer doesn't usually start around here until July 5th.  Just to rub in how crappy the other eight months of the year can be.  But we've had a lovely spring and as I write this, it is sunny and 81 degrees.  Although, with the humidity, it feels like... 81 degrees.

I LOVE SAYING THAT.

I find the turn of the seasons a wonderful thing.  It reminds me that change is the only constant; a crippling time of darkness can fade and the sun will rise and warm.  I am feeling much...clearer these days.

Two dear friends, who are married to each other, both lost their fathers in the past few weeks.  As much as I would take their pain into me to spare them, I know I can't.  Seems obvious but when it comes to Empathy, I'm dialed up to eleven, and I need to get a hold on that.

I cannot let my heart keep breaking for others.  More specifically, I need to recognize when someone just doesn't add to my party.

I have a lot of baggage, but I'm trying to get it down to carry-on size.

More on the Happy of my life in the next post - and Yes, I have a lot of Happy to report.

A New Season.