I love this picture. My nephew, Conner, took it of me posing on the Butte in Palmer, Alaska back in 2001. Many of the qualities I value most about myself can be seen in the picture on the right: my smile, my enthusiasm for seeking beautiful places. I like my hair as well.
2001 was a good year for me. I treasure many of the memories from that summer in particular. My nephew and I were able to do many activities together. My partner and I renovated a 32' class A recreational vehicle. I separated from the military, and embarked on a new adventure.
Finding myself after separation was awkward. I realize now that I missed the structure and security of that institution. Those qualities however, came with a price, and I do not miss paying that price every day.
This picture captures all the hope and enthusiasm I possessed at the time. I pulled it out and posted it as a visual link to the two affirmations I have for today:
- I love my smile, and the way I open up totally when I am happy. I seek to be happy each day regardless of circumstances. I open to happiness.
- I love the spirit of adventure that bubbles under my surface waiting only for me to open and harness its energy. I can feel it in the twitching of my legs or the way my eyes seek a mountain peak or a distant horizon. I will let my higher power guide me as I open myself to that adventurous spirit.
These affirmations encourage me to expand my spirit a little more each day. Somewhere between that picture of me on the Butte and today I collapsed upon myself, but my face has found a sunbeam again. I need to follow it wherever it takes me until I find the source of its magic. I used to thrill at the chance to chase sunshine up mountainsides. The mountain may be more metaphorical these days, but the thrill will be none the less spectacular.
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