This Journey of Life

The journey is hard

this journey of life

and I always lived

it so tough

From one task to another

never finishing everything

on my list - my

never ending list

I worried, I hurried

I guilted myself

I worked and I

rarely slept

Till one day my

world exploded and

I feel down

so low

Twas a blessing

in disguise because

my route back

forced me to learn

Who I really

wanted to be what

was important and

what was not

I’ve learned to slow

down and see the world

around me in all its

glory

The birds and

the bees

and

the sun

Now you’ll find

me quietly taking time

to stop and

rest

and be...

I was talking to a friend this past week and I realized that my generation of women were really the Corporate Pioneers. Women had always been teachers and nurses, but never the school principal or the doctor.

Our generation was told that we could have it all. And so we all tried to grab that elusive prize, never realizing until it was too late that the price for having it all was so high that who would really want it?

It's a documented fact that I had a mid-life melt down, but I think the majority of women do. Some bigger than others, but still I hope my children's generation learns to slow down and just enjoy the moment. I was always so busy planning for the next big thing that I missed every single moment.

And the moments are where we truly live...